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 Jonestown (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 Jonestown. 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 and doctors 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.
Jonestown is located in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County: Edgar (IL), Vermilion (IL), Fountain, Parke, Vigo & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Jonestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonestown:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Jonestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Saint Bernice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Sandytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Fairview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Universal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Alta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Cloverland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Bee Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Staunton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Benwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Brazil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Layton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Armiesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Numa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Atherton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- West Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Annapolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bridgeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Portland Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Reelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Shepardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Harrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandcut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Spelterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Barnhart Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- North Terre Haute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Burnett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Warren County
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Champaign County (IL)
- Broadlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Farrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Cleone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Snyder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Coles County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Ashmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County (IL)
- Newman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Kidley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Kentucky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Indianola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Archie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Busenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Sidell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Belgium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Allerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jonestown.
Cemeteries Near Jonestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonestown.
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 Jonestown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Higbie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bono Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Houseton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Jonestown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jonestown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Saint Bernice
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Clays Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kidley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Raven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Hudnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Armiesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonestown.
Newspapers Published in Jonestown ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonestown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonestown.
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 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 Jonestown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Jonestown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jonestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |