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 Indian Springs (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 Indian Springs. 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 Indian Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Indian Springs: Indian Spgs. (or less commonly used: Indian Spngs. or Indian Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Indian Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Indian Springs.
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 doctors and 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.
Indian Springs is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Davies's, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence & Orange.
Below are the counties that are near Indian Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Springs:
- Martin County (The home county of Indian Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Burns City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lacy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Loogootee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Odon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cannelburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Alfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Plainville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Capehart
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Hillham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Haysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Portersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Dubois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Celestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ireland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Owensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Koleen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Newberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Plummer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Solsberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elliston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Tulip
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Switz City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvertville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Jackson County
- Norman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Sandborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bicknell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freelandville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Ragsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Silverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Coxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Georgia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Hartleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Popcorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Avoca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Judah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Stanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Highland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paoli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Youngs Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Bromer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Highbank Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Otwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Algiers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Saltillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Claysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Indian Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Indian Springs.
Cemeteries Near Indian Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Springs.
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 Indian Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Indian Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Little Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McBrides Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clarke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uno - Paton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boggs Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Indian Springs had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Indian Springs, with the one closest to Indian Springs listed first.
- Cale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cale is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Dover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dover Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Hill
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Silverville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Burns City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Willow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bramble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bramble is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
- Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ironton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ironton is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Owensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bryantsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Indian Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Indian Springs.
Newspapers Published in Indian Springs ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Indian Springs.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Indian Springs:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Pike County
- Washington 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 Indian Springs, 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' (or 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- Indian Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |