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 Millersport (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 Millersport. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Millersport is located in Dubois 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 Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Millersport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millersport:
- Dubois County (The home county of Millersport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntingburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Saint Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Haysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ferdinand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kyana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Celestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dubois
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Riceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Taswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Alfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Sandy Hook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Cannelburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mackey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buckskin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Francisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Giro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Hazleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Haubstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Willis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Decker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Verne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Fritchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Windom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Loogootee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lacy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- French Lick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Siberia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Saint Croix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Apalona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Ranger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Leopold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Velpen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Stendal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Otwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Algiers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Highbank Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Spurgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Glezen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gentryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Rockport Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Saint Meinrad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Fulda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Daylight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Stacer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Heilman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eames
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- De Gonia Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elberfeld
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millersport, see our County-by-County Page for Millersport.
Cemeteries Near Millersport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millersport.
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 Millersport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millersport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Risley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mayo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stillwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKee Ditch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (333 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilhoit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Millersport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millersport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millersport, with the one closest to Millersport listed first.
- Duff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duff is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Velpen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Pikeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Ireland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Survant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntingburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stendal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Otwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Selvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Bretzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millersport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millersport.
Newspapers Published in Millersport ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millersport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millersport, 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 Millersport.
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 helpful 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 Millersport:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Hancock 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> | 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 Millersport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Millersport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |