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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 Kriete Corner (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 Kriete Corner. 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 Kriete Corner ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Kriete Corner: Kriete Cor. (or less commonly used: Kriete Crn.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Kriete Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kriete Corner:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Kriete Corner)
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
    • Elizabethtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
      • Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Grammer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • North Ogilville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jewell Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
      • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Columbus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Petersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Corn Brook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Stony Lonesome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Hartsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Brown County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Underwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Underwood is located in Clark County
    • Nabb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nabb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
      • Nabb is located in Clark County
    • Marysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Clark County
    • Henryville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Otisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • New Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clark County
    • Memphis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Clark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <1>
  • Decatur County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Deputy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
      • Deputy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <1>
    • Dupont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <1>
    • Middlefork
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Kriete Corner to Kent
    • Smyrna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryantsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Canaan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Manville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
  • Lawrence County
  • Ripley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Holton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <1>
    • Otter Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
      • Otter Village is located in Ripley County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Austin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Scottsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <1>
    • Blocher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <1>
  • Shelby County
    • Flat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <1>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Little York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Plattsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Kriete Corner to Kossuth
    • Bartle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
      • Bartle is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bartle
      • From Kriete Corner to Bartle
    • South Boston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Harristown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Smedley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smedley
      • From Kriete Corner to Smedley
    • Campbellsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Pekin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
      • New Pekin is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Saltillo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Trimble County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.
    • Milton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Trout
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
      • Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Trout
      • From Kriete Corner to Trout

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kriete Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Kriete Corner.

Cemeteries Near Kriete Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kriete Corner.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kriete Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.

  • Driftwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driftwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driftwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Myers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barkman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bedel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hunt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Coryell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coryell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coryell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wohrer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wohrer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wohrer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Kriete Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kriete Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kriete Corner, with the one closest to Kriete Corner listed first.

  • Chestnut Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Fleming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Seymour
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dudleytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Jackson County
  • Retreat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hayden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Switch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
    • Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
  • Reddington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
    • Reddington is located in Jackson County
  • Crothersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
    • Crothersville is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <1>
  • Shields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Jackson County
  • Tampico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tampico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
    • Tampico is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
    • Commiskey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lovett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
      • Lovett is located in Jennings County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kriete Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kriete Corner.

Newspapers Published in Kriete Corner ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kriete Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kriete Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kriete Corner.

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 Kriete Corner:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kriete Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Kriete Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kriete Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kriete Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9188, Longitude: -85.8335    









 

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