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 Lyons (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 Lyons. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lyons is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Davies's, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Lyons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyons:
- Greene County (The home county of Lyons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Switz City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Plummer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Linton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Elliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Hoosier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Mineral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Scotland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Howesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Clay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eel River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Bowling Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Art
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Cory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Center Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Elnora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Odon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Capehart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Cannelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Alfordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Sandborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freelandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Edwardsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bicknell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ragsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Busseron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Bruceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Fritchton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Monroe City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Verne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Popcorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Silverville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Springville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Williams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Fayetteville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Huron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Avoca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Judah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Coxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Guthrie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Oolitic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Crane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Loogootee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Stanford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Kirksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Harrodsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Ellettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Coal City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Arney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Patricksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Gambill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Dugger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Paxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Hymera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sullivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Farmersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Graysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Lewis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Pimento
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairie Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Riley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Youngstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Heathsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (IL)
- Russellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyons, see our County-by-County Page for Lyons.
Cemeteries Near Lyons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyons.
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 Lyons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Switz City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switz City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Switz City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Switz City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87109 <2>
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Island City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Slinkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bogard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buzan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Slinkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hoosier.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84978 <2>
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Clayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Linton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lyons had a population of 256 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lyons had a population of 723 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Bushrod
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bushrod is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushrod
- Switz City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Island City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Marco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Newberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Plummer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Linton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Dixon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Elnora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sandborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rincon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rincon is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyons.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lyons ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lyons. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lyons and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lyons.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of Lyons.
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 Lyons:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Owen County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence 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 Lyons, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lyons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |