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 Leatherwood (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 Leatherwood. 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 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.
Leatherwood is located in Parke 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 Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Leatherwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leatherwood:
- Parke County (The home county of Leatherwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Mecca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Billie Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Annapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Marshall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Bellmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Perth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Bee Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Benwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Cloverland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Brazil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Billville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Layton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Mellott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Waveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Yountsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- North Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Waynetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Ladoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Portland Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Limedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Putnamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Roachdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Groveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Alta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Summit Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Hillsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Fairview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Universal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Saint Bernice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Blanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Fontanet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Shepardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Sandcut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- North Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- New Goshen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Terre Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Harrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Pine Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Seelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Foster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Farrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Kidley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Raven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Clays Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Meeks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Indianola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Tilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Archie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leatherwood, see our County-by-County Page for Leatherwood.
Cemeteries Near Leatherwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leatherwood.
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 Leatherwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leatherwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arabia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma Friends Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orlea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hethcoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Helts Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Warner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Leatherwood had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leatherwood, with the one closest to Leatherwood listed first.
- Mecca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Coloma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Rockville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armiesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Catlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Summit Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Bloomingdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Jessup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- West Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Nyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Annapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Hudnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leatherwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leatherwood.
Newspapers Published in Leatherwood ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leatherwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leatherwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leatherwood.
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 Leatherwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Leatherwood, 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- Leatherwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |