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 McGary (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 McGary. 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 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.
McGary is located in Gibson County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gibson County: Wabash (IL), White (IL), Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near McGary. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGary:
- Gibson County (The home county of McGary)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Fort Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Owensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mounts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Patoka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Buckskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Davies's County
- Sandy Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Decker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Beal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Willis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Verne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Monroe City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Vincennes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fritchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Oatsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oakland City Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Glezen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Winslow
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Stendal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Whiteoak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Velpen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Algiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- White Sulphur Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Stewartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Barrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Griffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- New Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Bufkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Stacer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Inglefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Daylight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Kasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Melody Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smythe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Cypress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Wheatonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baugh City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Graham Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Chandler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Stevenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Browns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Top
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Bone Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Ellery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Billett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Richland County (IL)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Bellmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Grayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Calvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Phillipstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maunie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baskett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGary, see our County-by-County Page for McGary.
Cemeteries Near McGary ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGary.
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 McGary - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mauck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Skelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Withrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stunkel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 McGary had a population of 35 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGary, with the one closest to McGary listed first.
- Fort Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- King
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Owensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mounts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint James is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Lyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Poseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Francisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGary. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGary.
Newspapers Published in McGary ...
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 McGary.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGary, 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 McGary.
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 either 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 McGary:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 McGary, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGary) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |