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 Maxville (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 Maxville. 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 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.
Maxville is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Maxville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maxville:
- Spencer County (The home county of Maxville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Evanston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Meinrad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chrisney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Mariah Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lincoln City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- West Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Riceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Taswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Leavenworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Ferdinand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Schnellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Celestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dubois
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- New Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Troy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gerald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Apalona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Tobinsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Stendal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Tennyson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Heilman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Eames
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- De Gonia Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Folsomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Graham Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Cloverport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Stephensport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Ammons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Tar Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Hardinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McQuady is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuady
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Vanzant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Harned
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Maceo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Masonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Birk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Browns Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Lewisport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Cabot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County (KY)
- Carlinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Concordia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Rhodelia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Roberta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Andyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Wolf Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Payneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Battletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Oolite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Aetnaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Fordsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maxville, see our County-by-County Page for Maxville.
Cemeteries Near Maxville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maxville.
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 Maxville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maxville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Pius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Purcell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thrashers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Dodson Cemetery
- The Dodson Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84848 <2>
- Mackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Maxville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maxville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maxville, with the one closest to Maxville listed first.
- Evanston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Tell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Petri
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petri is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri
- Lewisport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Newtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lilly Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Ranger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Santa Claus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maxville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maxville.
Newspapers Published in Maxville ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maxville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maxville, 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 Maxville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Maxville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Meade County
- Ohio 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 Maxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maxville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |