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 Lake Mill (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 Lake Mill. 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 Lake Mill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Mill: Lk. Mill
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 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.
Lake Mill is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Mill:
- Spencer County (The home county of Lake Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Reo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Richland City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Pigeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Kercheval
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Ferdinand
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Buckskin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Oakland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Bristow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Tobinsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Sassafras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Gerald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Apalona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Siberia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Leopold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Stendal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Oakland City Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Smythe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Daylight
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Inglefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Stacer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Folsomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Heilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Chandler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Baugh City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Graham Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Stevenson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- Cloverport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Maceo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Owensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ensor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Birk City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Philpot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Curdsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Moseleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- West Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Saint Joseph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Lewisport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hawesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Carlinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Spottsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Hebbardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Baskett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Glenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Buel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Lemon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Rumsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Aetnaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Buford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Fordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Mill.
Cemeteries Near Lake Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Mill.
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 Lake Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Stateler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kerr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCoy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <3>
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gwaltney Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lake Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Mill, with the one closest to Lake Mill listed first.
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ritchie is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Patronville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Patronville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Chrisney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Yelvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- De Gonia Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thruston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Mill.
Newspapers Published in Lake Mill ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Mill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lake Mill:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Ohio 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> | 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- Lake Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lake Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |