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 Greenbrier (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 Greenbrier. 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.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Greenbrier is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Greenbrier. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenbrier:
- Orange County (The home county of Greenbrier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- French Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bromer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Taswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eckerty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Grantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Pilot Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Sulphur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Magnolia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carefree
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Beechwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Alfordsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cannelburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Birdseye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Celestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Dubois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Portersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Ferdinand
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Depauw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Corydon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Corydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- New Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Georgia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Lawrenceport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Bono
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Hartleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Williams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Tunnelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Coxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Fort Ritner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Loogootee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burns City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Saint Croix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Siberia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apalona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leopold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Ranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Otwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Velpen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Claus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Fredericksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Campbellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Pekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Harristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Plattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- Chenaultt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Roberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cedar Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Concordia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenbrier, see our County-by-County Page for Greenbrier.
Cemeteries Near Greenbrier ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenbrier.
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 Greenbrier - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenbrier covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngscreek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swift Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pythian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cook - Tucker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paoli Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Greenbrier had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Fargo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- French Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newton Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Stewart is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Stewart
- West Baden Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wickliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wickliffe is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Taswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valeene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- Hillham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenbrier. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenbrier.
Newspapers Published in Greenbrier ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenbrier.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenbrier, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenbrier.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Greenbrier:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Meade 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 Greenbrier, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenbrier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |