Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Gospel Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gospel Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Gospel Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gospel Grove: Gospel Grv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gospel Grove is located in Vigo County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Gospel Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gospel Grove:
- Vigo County (The home county of Gospel Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Glen Ayre
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Seelyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Swalls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Grange Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Burnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- North Terre Haute
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Sandcut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Spelterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Riley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fontanet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Barnhart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Billtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Bee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Billville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Perth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Knightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Benwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Jasonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Rose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Montgomery County
- Waveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Atkinsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Cuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- West Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Numa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Ferndale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Billie Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bellmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Montezuma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nyesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Reelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Farmersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scotchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Sullivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dugger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Gambill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Blanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Farrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clark Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Crawford County (IL)
- West York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Elbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Kentucky
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Nevins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Clays Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Oliver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Kidley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Raven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Conlogue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gospel Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Gospel Grove.
Cemeteries Near Gospel Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gospel Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Gospel Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gospel Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swalls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hyde Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coltrin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moses Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Markles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Gospel Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gospel Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gospel Grove, with the one closest to Gospel Grove listed first.
- Swalls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Seelyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Cloverland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Burnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Markles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Staunton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Otter Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Fontanet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Cory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Coal Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gospel Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gospel Grove.
Newspapers Published in Gospel Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gospel Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gospel Grove, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gospel Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gospel Grove:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gospel Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gospel Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |