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 Hancock Chapel (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 Hancock Chapel. 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.
Hancock Chapel is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Hancock Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hancock Chapel:
- Harrison County (The home county of Hancock Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Depauw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
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- Corydon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corydon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Borden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Starlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Blackiston Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sellersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Memphis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Speed
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Leavenworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- English
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grantsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Beechwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Birdseye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- Medora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Bono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Stonington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Fort Ritner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Lawrenceport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Tunnelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bromer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Youngs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Paoli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Abydel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- French Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Saint Croix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Apalona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Derby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Marshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Smedley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Harristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Campbellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bartle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Bullitt County (KY)
- Cupio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Parkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Saint Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shively
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- German Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Parkway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Prairie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Audubon Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Prestonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonia is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonia
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Beechland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Wolf Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cold Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Roberta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Lodale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Brandenburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Concordia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Oldham County (KY)
- Harmony Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hancock Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Hancock Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Hancock Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hancock Chapel.
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 Hancock Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hancock Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reno Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Satenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Chapel United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Central Barren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kaleg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Totten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Hancock Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hancock Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hancock Chapel, with the one closest to Hancock Chapel listed first.
- Depauw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Fredericksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Central Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Central Barren is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Barren
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corydon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Organ Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Moberly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moberly is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hardinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Byrneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hancock Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hancock Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Hancock Chapel ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hancock Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hancock Chapel, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hancock Chapel.
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 Hancock Chapel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Oldham 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 Hancock Chapel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hancock Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |