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 Hoffman Crossing (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 Hoffman Crossing. 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 Hoffman Crossing ...
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 Hoffman Crossing: Hoffman Xing.
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.
Hoffman Crossing is located in Clay 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 Hoffman Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoffman Crossing:
- Clay County (The home county of Hoffman Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roadman Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Eel River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Clay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Art
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Billville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Cory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Calvertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Tulip
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Jasonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Solsberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Gilmour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Hoosier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Stilesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Reno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Lawrence County
- Popcorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Stinesville
(16 miles [25.7 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stanford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Dolan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Kirksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Unionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Eminence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Paragon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Monrovia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Patricksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Arney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- 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>
- Bellmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- West Atherton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Billie Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Reelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Belle Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Portland Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Hymera
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dugger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Scott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Sullivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Grange Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Riley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Seelyville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Swalls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Fontanet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Pimento
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Youngstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- North Terre Haute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Sandcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoffman Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Hoffman Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Hoffman Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoffman Crossing.
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 Hoffman Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoffman Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Crouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Funk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snoddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zenor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steubenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Hoffman Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoffman Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoffman Crossing, with the one closest to Hoffman Crossing listed first.
- Patricksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Bowling Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Atkinsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vandalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cataract
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Ashboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Eel River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Arney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Asherville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Asherville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Saline City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Clay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoffman Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoffman Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Hoffman Crossing ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoffman Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoffman Crossing, 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 Hoffman Crossing.
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 Hoffman Crossing:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo 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 Hoffman Crossing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hoffman Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |