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 Jimtown (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 Jimtown. 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 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.
Jimtown is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Wabash (IL), White (IL), Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Jimtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jimtown:
- Gibson County (The home county of Jimtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Mounts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haubstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Patoka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Warrenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Hazleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Beal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Decker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Oatsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oakland City Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Barrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wadesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Saint Wendel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Stacer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Darmstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Melody Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Smythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Wheatonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baugh City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Lynnville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Browns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- West Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Bennington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Maple Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Gallatin County (IL)
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- Bungay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Saint Francisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Billett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Bridgeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richland County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Berryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berryville is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Parkersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gallagher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Wynoose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Keensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Wayne County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Golden Gate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Erie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Grayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Phillipstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maunie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carmi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Emma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Herald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Enfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Henderson County (KY)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jimtown, see our County-by-County Page for Jimtown.
Cemeteries Near Jimtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jimtown.
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 Jimtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jimtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Cale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brewer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Keensburg (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105183 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fortney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Jimtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jimtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jimtown, with the one closest to Jimtown listed first.
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Barrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Cowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowling is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowling
- Keensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Grayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maud is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mounts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Calvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- New Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jimtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jimtown.
Newspapers Published in Jimtown ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jimtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jimtown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jimtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jimtown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Henderson 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 Jimtown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jimtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |