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 Huffman (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 Huffman. 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 southeast 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 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.
Huffman is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Huffman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huffman:
- Spencer County (The home county of Huffman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Fulda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evanston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chrisney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- West Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Eckerty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Taswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- English
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Ferdinand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Schnellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Huntingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Orange County
- Youngs Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Ranger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Apalona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Siberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Lilly Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Leopold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Gerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Saint Croix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Stendal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Velpen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Otwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Whiteoak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Heilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eames
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Chenaultt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Cloverport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Tar Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Yelvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Ensor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Lewisport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Patesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Wolf Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Andyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Beechland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Battletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Payneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lodale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Oolite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Aetnaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huffman, see our County-by-County Page for Huffman.
Cemeteries Near Huffman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huffman.
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 Huffman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huffman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lanman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Niles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crooks Thom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
- The Dodson Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84848 <2>
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Hammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Huffman had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Huffman, with the one closest to Huffman listed first.
- Fulda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ranger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Saint Meinrad
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adyeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Lamar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Apalona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Liberal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Lilly Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ferdinand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Mariah Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huffman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huffman.
Newspapers Published in Huffman ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huffman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huffman, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huffman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Huffman:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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 Huffman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Huffman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |