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 Marengo (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 Marengo. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Marengo is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Marengo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marengo:
- Crawford County (The home county of Marengo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carefree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Leavenworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beechwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Taswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Borden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Starlight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Blackiston Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Birdseye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Schnellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Dubois
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Depauw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Crandall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Bono
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Lawrenceport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Georgia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Fort Ritner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Windom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Youngs Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Mahan Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Paoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Abydel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- French Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Leipsic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Orleans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Saint Croix
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Magnet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Apalona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Leopold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Derby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bristow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Gerald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Spencer County
- Saint Meinrad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smedley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Chenaultt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Ammons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Saint Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Parkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Battletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Cold Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Concordia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Lodale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Andyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rhodelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marengo, see our County-by-County Page for Marengo.
Cemeteries Near Marengo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marengo.
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 Marengo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marengo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Marengo Cemetery Old Section
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marengo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Marengo Cemetery New Section
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Totten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mathers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cook - Tucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sloan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Old Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Marengo had a population of 669 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Marengo had a population of 808 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marengo, with the one closest to Marengo listed first.
- Temple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Pilot Knob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Milltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valeene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Depauw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Hardinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rego is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rego
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Grantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marengo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marengo.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marengo ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marengo.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marengo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marengo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marengo.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Marengo.
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 Marengo:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Jefferson 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 Marengo, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marengo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |