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 Lamar (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 Lamar. 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 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.
Lamar 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 Lamar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lamar:
- Spencer County (The home county of Lamar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Clay City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Rockport Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Chrisney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gentryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Sulphur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Taswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Grantsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Ferdinand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dubois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Mackey
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Oakland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Lilly Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Cannelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Stendal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Velpen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Spurgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- White Sulphur Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Oakland City Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Heilman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eames
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Chandler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Chenaultt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Cloverport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Union Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Tar Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Maceo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Masonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Oklahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Birk City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Lewisport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(29 miles [46.7 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 Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Carlinburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Concordia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Roberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Rhodelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Andyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Beechland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Aetnaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lamar, see our County-by-County Page for Lamar.
Cemeteries Near Lamar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lamar.
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 Lamar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lamar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Tableman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buffaloville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Sergeant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Pinkston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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, Lamar had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Liberal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Buffaloville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
- Santa Claus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evanston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Rockport Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chrisney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Gentryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Meinrad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lamar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lamar.
Newspapers Published in Lamar ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lamar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lamar, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lamar.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lamar:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Meade 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 '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- Lamar) 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 Lamar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |