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 Olympus (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 Olympus. 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 Olympus ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Olympus: Mt. Olympus
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Olympus. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Olympus.
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 and 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.
Mount Olympus 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 Mount Olympus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Olympus:
- Gibson County (The home county of Mount Olympus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Giro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Hazleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Francisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Dongola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mackey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buckskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cannelburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Plainville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Ireland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Huntingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Decker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Willis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Beal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Verne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Monroe City
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Fritchton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Vincennes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Bruceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Bicknell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Busseron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oatsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Glezen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Alford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Oakland City Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Algiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Whiteoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Spurgeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Highbank Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Otwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Cynthiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Stewartsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Barrett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Blairsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Griffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Wadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Stacer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Darmstadt
(25 miles [40.2 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
- McCutchanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Melody Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Wheatonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Folsomville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Baugh City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Heilman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Boonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stevenson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Crawford County (IL)
- Oil Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Browns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Bone Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Red Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Billett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Birds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richland County (IL)
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 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 Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Mount Carmel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Orio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Keensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Bellmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Olympus, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Olympus.
Cemeteries Near Mount Olympus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Olympus.
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 Olympus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Olympus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trippet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Decker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Olympus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Olympus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Olympus, with the one closest to Mount Olympus listed first.
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Oatsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Decker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Patoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Francisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Rumble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Bowman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Iona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Glezen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Purcell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
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- Oakland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Lyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyles is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Olympus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Olympus.
Newspapers Published in Mount Olympus ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Olympus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Olympus, 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 Olympus.
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 Mount Olympus:
- 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
- Crawford County
- Edwards County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash 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 Olympus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Olympus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |