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 Mount Carmel (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 Mount Carmel. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Carmel ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Carmel: Mt. Carmel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Carmel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Carmel.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Mount Carmel is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Carmel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Carmel:
- Washington County (The home county of Mount Carmel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Campbellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saltillo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Smedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Livonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Hardinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Little York
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartholomew County
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Becks Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Story
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Pikes Peak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Borden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Underwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Broom Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Henryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Starlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greene County
- Owensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Depauw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Frenchtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kurtz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Freetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Dudleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Crothersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Retreat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Spraytown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Bono
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Fort Ritner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Tunnelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Stonington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Spring Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Mitchell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Zelma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Mount Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Lacy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Leipsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Bromer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Chambersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abydel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- West Baden Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marshfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Carmel, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Carmel.
Cemeteries Near Mount Carmel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Carmel.
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 Mount Carmel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Carmel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pollock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dodd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Mount Carmel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Carmel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Carmel, with the one closest to Mount Carmel listed first.
- Bono
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Campbellsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Ritner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Rush Creek Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
- Sparksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Smedley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Hitchcock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hitchcock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Tunnelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Leipsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Medora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bromer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Carmel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Carmel.
Newspapers Published in Mount Carmel ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Carmel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Carmel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Carmel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mount Carmel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Scott 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 Mount Carmel, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Carmel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |