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 Lovett (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 Lovett. 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.
Lovett is located in Jennings 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 Jennings County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Ripley & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Lovett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lovett:
- Jennings County (The home county of Lovett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Commiskey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grayford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- North Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Four Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- San Jacinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Queensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Butlerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Grammer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Bethel Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jewell Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Newbern
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Petersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Columbus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Ogilville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Brown County
- Becks Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Nabb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Marysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Underwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Otisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Henryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vesta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sardinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Alert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Millhousen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Harris City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Burney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Knarr Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Fleming
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Kriete Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Crothersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cortland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- New Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Brownstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spraytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Vallonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Freetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Dupont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deputy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Smyrna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Bryantsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Chelsea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Manville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Brooksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ohio County
- Bear Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Holton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Cross Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Versailles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Pierceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Lookout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Blocher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Avonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Bennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Lamb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Little York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Plattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- South Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Locust
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prestonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lovett, see our County-by-County Page for Lovett.
Cemeteries Near Lovett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lovett.
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 Lovett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lovett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Catherines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Coffee Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lovett had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lovett, with the one closest to Lovett listed first.
- Commiskey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grayford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Paris Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dupont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hayden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Deputy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- San Jacinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Queensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Volga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lovett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lovett.
Newspapers Published in Lovett ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lovett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lovett, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lovett.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lovett:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jennings County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Ohio County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Switzerland County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Trimble 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 Lovett, 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 from Point A (ie- Lovett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |