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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 Laconia (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 Laconia. 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 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.

Laconia is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).

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

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Laconia)
  • Clark County
  • Crawford County
  • Floyd County
  • Perry County
  • Washington County
    • Fredericksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Breckinridge County (KY)
  • Bullitt County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laconia, with the one closest to Laconia listed first.
    • Cupio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pitt's Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
    • Brooks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bardstown Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fox Chase
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Hunters Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Shepherdsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hebron Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Hillview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hillview is located in Bullitt County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
    • Belmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardin County (KY)
  • Jefferson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laconia, with the one closest to Laconia listed first.
    • Kosmosdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Valley Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasure Ridge Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
    • Prairie Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Saint Dennis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
    • Fairdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hollyvilla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
    • Shively
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • South Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • South Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Heritage Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • South Park View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • South Park View is located in Jefferson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Parkland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meade County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laconia, with the one closest to Laconia listed first.
    • Pilcher Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastwood Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
    • Hughes Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
    • Brandenburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lickskillet
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
    • Rock Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
    • Buck Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Muldraugh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ekron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Garrett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Garrett is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
    • Grahamton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Grahamton is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Nelson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laconia, with the one closest to Laconia listed first.
    • Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Deatsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Deatsville is located in Nelson County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville

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

Cemeteries Near Laconia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laconia.

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 Laconia - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Laconia had a population of 133 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Laconia had a population of 56 people.

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

  • Rehoboth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehoboth is also located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Brandenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brandenburg Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
  • Evans Landing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Evans Landing is also located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
  • Dogwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
  • Central
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Central is also located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Mauckport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Howard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ekron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Muldraugh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Laconia ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laconia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laconia, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laconia.

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 helpful 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 Laconia:

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 Laconia, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laconia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.