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 Johnsburg (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 Johnsburg. 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 and doctors 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.
Johnsburg is located in Dubois 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 Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Johnsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnsburg:
- Dubois County (The home county of Johnsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Saint Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Schnellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Birdseye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Riceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Taswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Alfordsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Oakland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dongola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Mackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Buckskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Francisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Windom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- French Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- 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 Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Siberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Ranger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leopold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Stendal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Velpen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Spurgeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Oakland City Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Algiers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Glezen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Highbank Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Alford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Mariah Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Meinrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Kercheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Fulda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Vanderburgh County
- Daylight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Heilman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Tennyson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Graham Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dayville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Baugh City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- Chenaultt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Maceo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Lewisport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (KY)
- Carlinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Roberta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Johnsburg.
Cemeteries Near Johnsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsburg.
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 Johnsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hagen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Augustana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Avery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Gentryville.
- The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial has also been known as:
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640694 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Johnsburg had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnsburg, with the one closest to Johnsburg listed first.
- Saint Henry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferdinand
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockport Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Santa Claus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bretzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Heilman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Gentryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buffaloville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Meinrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Selvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsburg.
Newspapers Published in Johnsburg ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsburg, 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 Johnsburg.
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 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 Johnsburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson 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> | 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- Johnsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Johnsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |