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 Hogtown (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 Hogtown. 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 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 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.
Hogtown is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Hogtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hogtown:
- Crawford County (The home county of Hogtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Marengo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beechwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Borden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Starlight
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Bennettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Blackiston Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sellersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Speed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Birdseye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Schnellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Dubois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Galena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Depauw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Bono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Spring Mill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Lawrenceport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Mitchell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Georgia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Fort Ritner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Tunnelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Martin County
- Windom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Youngs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Mahan Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bromer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- French Lick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- West Baden Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Saint Croix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Magnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Apalona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Derby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Spencer County
- Saint Meinrad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Smedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Campbellsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saltillo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Harristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Chenaultt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Ammons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Parkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Saint Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Shively
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Wolf Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Beechland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Battletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Cold Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Concordia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Lodale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Andyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rhodelia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hogtown, see our County-by-County Page for Hogtown.
Cemeteries Near Hogtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hogtown.
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 Hogtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hogtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Marengo Cemetery New Section
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marengo Cemetery Old Section
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marengo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Totten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bernards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernards Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Hardinsburg Unity Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mathers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Hogtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hogtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hogtown, with the one closest to Hogtown listed first.
- Marengo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Milltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Temple
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Depauw
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Hardinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valeene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rego
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rego is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rego
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Moberly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moberly is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Wyandotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wyandotte is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hogtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hogtown.
Newspapers Published in Hogtown ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hogtown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hogtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hogtown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Jefferson County
- Meade 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 Hogtown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |