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 Island (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 Island. 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 Island ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Island: Hickory Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Island.
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 Island is primarily located in Clay County. A portion of Hickory Island extends into Vigo 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 Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Island:
- Clay County (The home county of Hickory Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Cory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Eel River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Art
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Cloverland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Howesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Billtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Jasonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Linton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Rose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Switz City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Knox County
- Sandborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Patricksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Arney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Atkinsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Freedom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Cuba
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Rosedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- West Atherton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Bridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mecca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Billie Creek Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Bellmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Reelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Fairbanks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Dugger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sullivan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Paxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Universal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Blanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Summit Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Saint Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pimento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Grange Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Swalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Seelyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Prairieton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Taylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Terre Haute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Farrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- York
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Snyder
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Clark Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Melrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- West York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hutsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Elbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Oliver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Vermilion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Huffmanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Bell Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Clays Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Island, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Island.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Island.
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 Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Donham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stagg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (423 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove 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 Hickory Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Island, with the one closest to Hickory Island listed first.
- Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Cory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Eel River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Pimento
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Clay City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Ashboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hymera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Jasonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Island.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Island ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Island, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Island:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar 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 Hickory Island, 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' (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 Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |