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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Ridge: Hickory Rdg. (or less commonly used: Hickory Rdge. or Hickory Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Ridge.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Wabash (IL), White (IL), Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge:
- Gibson County (The home county of Hickory Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Mounts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haubstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Buckskin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Hazleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Beal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Decker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Oatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oakland City Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glezen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Spurgeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Barrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Stewartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Poseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Saint Wendel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Hepburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Oliver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Stacer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Darmstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Daylight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smythe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Cypress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Wheatonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Baugh City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Lynnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Graham Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Browns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Ellery
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Maple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Gallatin County (IL)
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Saint Francisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Billett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Richland County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Keensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Orio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Wayne County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Golden Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Grayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Phillipstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crossville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maunie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carmi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Emma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Herald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stokes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Enfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson County (KY)
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mauck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Keensburg (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105183 <2>
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (389 more) ...
- Knowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Ridge, with the one closest to Hickory Ridge listed first.
- Barrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Stewartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Keensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mounts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowling is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowling
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maud is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Ridge ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Ridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Ridge.
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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hickory Ridge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |