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 McCoy (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 McCoy. 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 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 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.
McCoy is located in Decatur 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 Decatur County: Bartholomew, Franklin, Jennings, Ripley, Rush & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near McCoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCoy:
- Decatur County (The home county of McCoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Knarr Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Saint Maurice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Harris City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Millhousen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Letts Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Milford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Rugby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Grammer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Petersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Elizabethtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Clifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jewell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corn Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Taylorsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Alsace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Moores Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Sparta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Yorkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yorkville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Kyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Dillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Nulltown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Everton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Connersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Springersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Enochsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Oldenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Youngs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Yellow Bank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Brookville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- South Gate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- New Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Bryantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Zenas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Queensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- North Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Jacinto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grayford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Hayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Johnson County
- Edinburgh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Otter Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Lookout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Osgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Penntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Holton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sunman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pierceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Stumpke Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Milroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gowdy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Glenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Falmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Geneva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Blue Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Norristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Prescott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Wilson Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Rays Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Riley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Knighthood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Shelbyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCoy, see our County-by-County Page for McCoy.
Cemeteries Near McCoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoy.
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 McCoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Springer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Pennington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pennington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Pennington Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of New Point.
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forsythe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McCoy had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Smiths Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smiths Crossing is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossing
- Greensburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- New Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Saint Maurice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Harris City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Enochsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Gaynorsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaynorsville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynorsville
- Millhousen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Sandusky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Ewington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCoy.
Newspapers Published in McCoy ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoy, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCoy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McCoy:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Decatur County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Dearborn County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Rush County
- Shelby 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCoy) 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 McCoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |