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 Hickory Corner (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 Hickory Corner. 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 Hickory Corner ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Corner: Hickory Cor. (or less commonly used: Hickory Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Corner.
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 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.
Hickory Corner is located in Owen 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 Owen County: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Corner:
- Owen County (The home county of Hickory Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Denmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Arney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Atkinsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spencer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gosport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eel River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Poland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Howesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Roadman Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Coalmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Davies's County
- Elnora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Jasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calvertville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Gilmour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Tulip
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Switz City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Elliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Linton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- Sandborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Lawrence County
- Popcorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Martin County
- Crane
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Stinesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Highland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dolan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Kirksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Paragon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eminence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Plano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Bridgeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- West Atherton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Reelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Fillmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Hymera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dugger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Shelburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scott City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Sullivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Fairbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- New Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Riley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Grange Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Swalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Seelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Pimento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Youngstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Burnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- North Terre Haute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Taylorville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Farrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Corner.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Corner.
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 Hickory Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Burger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mast Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liechty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Brush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Funk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Neihart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bullerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steubenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Hickory Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Corner, with the one closest to Hickory Corner listed first.
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patricksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Eel River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Coal City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Bowling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Daggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Daggett is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Ashboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Hubbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hubbell is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
- Arney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Art
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Howesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Corner.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Corner ...
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 Hickory Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Corner.
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 Hickory Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark 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> | 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 Hickory Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |