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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Greenbrier is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
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:
- Warrick County (The home county of Greenbrier)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Graham Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Folsomville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Baugh City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Heilman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Wheatonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Huntingburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ireland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Portersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Buckskin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Oakland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Haubstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dongola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Decker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bristow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siberia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Tell City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Velpen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Glezen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Oatsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Whiteoak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Algiers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Otwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Cynthiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blairsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Poseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hepburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Caborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Stewartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Gentryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Kercheval
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Hatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Chrisney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eureka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Reo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Smythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Inglefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stacer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Darmstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Evansville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Kasson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Cypress
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Birk City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Maceo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Curdsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Owensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ensor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Carlinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bluff City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
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.
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clutter Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Roth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Polk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leslie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Greenbrier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greenbrier.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenbrier, with the one closest to Greenbrier listed first.
- Eby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eby is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Folsomville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Chandler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Scalesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elberfeld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Heilman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
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 78 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 20 miles [32.2 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 first turn to 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 Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenbrier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |