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 Livonia (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 Livonia. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Livonia is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Livonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Livonia:
- Washington County (The home county of Livonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- New Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- South Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Borden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Starlight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Henryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Underwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Sellersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- English
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Taswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eckerty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Birdseye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Celestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Dubois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Depauw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Ramsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Medora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kurtz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Crothersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Retreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Freetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Bono
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Stonington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Fort Ritner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Tunnelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hartleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Lacy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Bromer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Leipsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Paoli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- French Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Perry County
- Saint Croix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Marshfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meade County (KY)
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Livonia, see our County-by-County Page for Livonia.
Cemeteries Near Livonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Livonia.
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 Livonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Livonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copelin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardinsburg Unity Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kansas Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Africa 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Livonia had a population of 194 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Livonia had a population of 120 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Livonia, with the one closest to Livonia listed first.
- Bromer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Rego
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rego is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rego
- Stampers Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
- Chambersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hardinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Campbellsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Syria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Syria is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syria
- Organ Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Hitchcock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Leipsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Valeene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Livonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Livonia.
Newspapers Published in Livonia ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Livonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Livonia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Livonia.
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 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 Livonia:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Meade 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 Livonia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Livonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |