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 Langoons (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 Langoons. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Langoons is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Langoons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Langoons:
- Jackson County (The home county of Langoons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Crothersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kriete Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Fleming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Vallonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Medora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Freetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- North Ogilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Bethel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Grammer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jewell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Petersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Stony Lonesome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Corn Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Newbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Clifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Becks Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Pikes Peak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Story
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Gnaw Bone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Underwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Nabb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Otisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Memphis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Borden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Broom Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- New Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Slatecut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Otto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Alert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Harper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sardinia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Deputy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Middlefork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Canaan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Commiskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- North Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Queensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Butlerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zenas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Fort Ritner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Zelma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Bono
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Tunnelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Heltonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stonington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lawrenceport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Bromer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Ripley County
- Holton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blocher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Little York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- South Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Bartle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Campbellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Claysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Livonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Langoons, see our County-by-County Page for Langoons.
Cemeteries Near Langoons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Langoons.
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 Langoons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Langoons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Grassy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crothersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bedel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gorrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coryell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John's Sauers Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Keith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Langoons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Langoons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Langoons, with the one closest to Langoons listed first.
- Retreat
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Crothersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Tampico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Austin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seymour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Marshfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Fleming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Shields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Frankfort is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Langoons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Langoons.
Newspapers Published in Langoons ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Langoons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Langoons, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Langoons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Langoons:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Trimble 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 Langoons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Langoons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |