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 Loafers Station (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 Loafers Station. 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.
Name Variations for Loafers Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Loafers Station: Loafers Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Loafers Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Loafers Station may originally have been Loafer's Station.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Loafers Station might be written as Loafer Station.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Loafers Station is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Loafers Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Loafers Station:
- Warrick County (The home county of Loafers Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Heilman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Folsomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Eames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Graham Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Boonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Baugh City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Riceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Huntingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Birdseye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Buckskin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Warrenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Douglas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Haubstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Siberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Tell City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Lilly Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Branchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Leopold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Croix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Stendal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Oakland City Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Otwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Glezen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Oatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Algiers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lincoln City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Chrisney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mariah Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Daylight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Smythe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Inglefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stacer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darmstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Maceo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Birk City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Philpot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Lewisport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Carlinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Bluff City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Loafers Station, see our County-by-County Page for Loafers Station.
Cemeteries Near Loafers Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loafers Station.
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 Loafers Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Loafers Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Garrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Polk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Avery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Loafers Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Loafers Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Loafers Station, with the one closest to Loafers Station listed first.
- Tennyson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heilman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Eames
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Pigeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Selvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Kercheval
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Rockport Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scalesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Eby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eby is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Loafers Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Loafers Station.
Newspapers Published in Loafers Station ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loafers Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Loafers Station, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Loafers Station.
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 Loafers Station:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Loafers Station, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loafers Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |