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 Lyles (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 Lyles. 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 and doctors 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.
Lyles is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Wabash (IL), White (IL), Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Lyles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyles:
- Gibson County (The home county of Lyles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Patoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mounts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Haubstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Giro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Buckskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Davies's County
- Sandy Hook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Decker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Beal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Willis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Vincennes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Verne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Monroe City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Fritchton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Wheatland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Bruceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Oatsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Oakland City Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Spurgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Alford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Winslow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Algiers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Whiteoak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Stendal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Highbank Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Velpen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poseyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Barrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Saint Wendel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Wadesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hepburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- New Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Stacer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Inglefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Daylight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kasson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Melody Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Wheatonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Baugh City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Stevenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Browns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bone Gap
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Red Top
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- West Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Ellery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Berryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Wayne County (IL)
- Golden Gate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Grayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Phillipstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crossville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County (KY)
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Lyles, see our County-by-County Page for Lyles.
Cemeteries Near Lyles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyles.
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 Lyles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Archer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hitch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warnock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milburn Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Patoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85918 <2>
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mauck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orrville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Skelton 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lyles had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyles, with the one closest to Lyles listed first.
- Patoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Princeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Owensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- King
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McGary is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGary
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mounts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Fort Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Maud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maud is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Keensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyles.
Newspapers Published in Lyles ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyles, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyles.
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 helpful 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 Lyles:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Henderson 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> | 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- Lyles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lyles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |