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 Lauer (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 Lauer. 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 hospitals 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.
Lauer is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Lauer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lauer:
- Perry County (The home county of Lauer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Tobinsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Leopold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Magnet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- West Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Beechwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Leavenworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Carefree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Eckerty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Ferdinand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Mauckport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Valley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Laconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Evanston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Saint Meinrad
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Claus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chrisney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Cloverport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Chenaultt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Tar Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Raymond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Harned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Garfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Whitesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Oklahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Ensor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Maceo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Philpot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Owensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grayson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Indian Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Yeaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yeaman is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaman
- Duff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Short Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Tousey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tousey is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tousey
- Spring Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Hawesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Pellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Lewisport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Hardin Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- Pierce Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Vertrees
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Four Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Limp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limp is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Howe Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Rhodelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Concordia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Andyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Haysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Beechland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Sirocco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Wolf Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Guston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Guston is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Cold Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Fordsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Dundee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Olaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Horse Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Rosine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lauer, see our County-by-County Page for Lauer.
Cemeteries Near Lauer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lauer.
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 Lauer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lauer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Lamb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brashear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lamb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Rome.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85649 <3>
- Wegenast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegenast Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wegenast Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Rome.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87317 <3>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jolly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Lauer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lauer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lauer, with the one closest to Lauer listed first.
- Tobinsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Holt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Cloverport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Skillman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Skillman is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillman
- Stephensport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Sample
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sample is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hawesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Patesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Lilly Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Union Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Tell City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chambers is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lauer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lauer.
Newspapers Published in Lauer ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lauer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lauer, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lauer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lauer:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Spencer County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Grayson County
- Hancock County
- Hardin 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lauer) 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 Lauer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |