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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 Hendersons Ferry (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 Hendersons Ferry. 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 Hendersons Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Hendersons Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hendersons Ferry may originally have been Henderson's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hendersons Ferry might be written as Henderson Ferry.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Hendersons Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hendersons Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hendersons Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Hendersons Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Crothersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- New Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vallonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kriete Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Medora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Cortland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Fleming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Freetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Elizabethtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Grammer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Jewell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Becks Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Underwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Henryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Nabb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Borden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Otisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Broom Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- New Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Slatecut
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Bennettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Decatur County
- Alert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Deputy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Dupont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middlefork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Paris Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Four Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Commiskey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Grayford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- North Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Butlerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Fort Ritner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bono
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Tunnelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Zelma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Stonington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Erie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Heltonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Bromer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Mahan Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Blocher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Harristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Smedley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Pekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Campbellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Claysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Oldham County (KY)
- Harmony Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Trout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hendersons Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hendersons Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hendersons Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hendersons Ferry.
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 Hendersons Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hendersons Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waskom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lubker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crothersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gorrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (323 more) ...
- St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Craig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hendersons Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hendersons Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hendersons Ferry, with the one closest to Hendersons Ferry listed first.
- Tampico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Little York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Crothersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Kossuth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- New Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Leota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leota is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Scottsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hendersons Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hendersons Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hendersons Ferry ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hendersons Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hendersons Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hendersons Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hendersons Ferry:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Oldham County
- Trimble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hendersons Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hendersons Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |