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 Lippe (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 Lippe. 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 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.
Lippe is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Lippe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lippe:
- Posey County (The home county of Lippe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Caborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hepburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bufkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Wadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Wendel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Mounts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Owensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mackey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Somerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Darmstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Vaughan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Inglefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Smythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Stevenson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elberfeld
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Gonia Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Inman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Old Shawneetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Keensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Maunie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carmi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Herald
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Stokes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Birk City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Smith Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Reed
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Carlinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Niagara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hebbardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Robards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Hitesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Chapman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Breckinridge Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Morganfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Raleigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sebree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lippe, see our County-by-County Page for Lippe.
Cemeteries Near Lippe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lippe.
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 Lippe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lippe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Samuel Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Downen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Higinbottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kunze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Engleheim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wadesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85666 <3>
- Putman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (301 more) ...
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mesker Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lippe had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lippe, with the one closest to Lippe listed first.
- Saint Philip
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Philip is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
- Parkers Settlement
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Settlement
- Caborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Belknap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Hepburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bufkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Wadesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Saint Wendel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Farmersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- West Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Franklin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lippe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lippe.
Newspapers Published in Lippe ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lippe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lippe, 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 Lippe.
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 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 Lippe:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Webster 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 from Point A (ie- Lippe) 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 Lippe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |