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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 Hillham (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 Hillham. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hillham is located in Dubois County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.

Below are the counties that are near Hillham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillham:

  • Dubois County     (The home county of Hillham)
  • Crawford County
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.
    • Alfordsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Cannelburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Montgomery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Odon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
      • Odon is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <2>
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandy Hook
      • From Hillham to Sandy Hook
    • Graham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Hillham to Graham
  • Greene County
  • Harrison County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.
    • Huron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Georgia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Lawrence County
    • Spring Mill Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
      • Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
    • Coxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Silverville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lawrenceport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bono
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bono
      • From Hillham to Bono
    • Bedford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunnelton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
    • Avoca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.
    • Windom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoals
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>
    • Loogootee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Martin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Olive
      • From Hillham to Mount Olive
    • Burns City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Martin County
    • Crane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <2>
  • Orange County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.
    • Saint Croix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <2>
    • Sassafras
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Apalona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Branchville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Perry County
    • Bristow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <2>
    • Ranger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranger
      • From Hillham to Ranger
    • Leopold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.
    • Otwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Velpen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Highbank Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highbank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
      • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
    • Algiers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Whiteoak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Stendal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County
    • Alford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Winslow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
  • Spencer County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.
    • Claysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
      • Claysville is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Claysville
      • From Hillham to Claysville
    • Hardinsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Livonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Saltillo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Campbellsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Smedley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smedley
      • From Hillham to Smedley
    • Fredericksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillham, see our County-by-County Page for Hillham.

Cemeteries Near Hillham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillham.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.

  • Burton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wininger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wininger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wininger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emmons Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmons Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmons Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pythian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pythian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cornel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (310 more) ...
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ewing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hillham had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillham, with the one closest to Hillham listed first.

  • Crystal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Dubois County
  • French Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Dubois County
  • West Baden Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kellerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
    • Kellerville is located in Dubois County
  • Dubois
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
    • Dubois is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <2>
  • Greenbrier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Greenbrier is located in Orange County
  • Abydel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Celestine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestine
    • Celestine is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celestine <2>
  • South Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin
    • South Martin is located in Martin County
  • Wickliffe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Wickliffe is located in Crawford County
  • Newton Stewart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Stewart
    • Newton Stewart is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ironton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Ironton is located in Martin County
    • Youngs Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shoals
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillham.

Newspapers Published in Hillham ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillham, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillham.

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 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 Hillham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hillham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Hillham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hillham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5140, Longitude: -86.7008    









 

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