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 New Amsterdam (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 New Amsterdam. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
New Amsterdam is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near New Amsterdam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Amsterdam:
- Harrison County (The home county of New Amsterdam)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Valley City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Glidas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Mauckport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Corydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laconia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Depauw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Corydon Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Starlight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Borden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beechwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Carefree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Sulphur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Pilot Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Milltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- West Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Birdseye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Youngs Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dexter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leopold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Gerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Saint Croix
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Apalona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Lilly Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Ranger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Bristow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hardinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Chenaultt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Union Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Irvington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Ammons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Garfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hardinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Custer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harned
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Cupio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Brooks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Hawesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Radcliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Vertrees
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vertrees is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vertrees
- Rineyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howe Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Valley Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Saint Dennis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Shively
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Fairdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Audubon Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- German Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Cold Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Beechland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Sirocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Andyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Payneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Amsterdam, see our County-by-County Page for New Amsterdam.
Cemeteries Near New Amsterdam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Amsterdam.
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 New Amsterdam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Amsterdam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chism Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thacker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bliss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parr - Frans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Old Leavenworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conrad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 New Amsterdam had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Amsterdam had a population of 28 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Amsterdam, with the one closest to New Amsterdam listed first.
- Battletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Valley City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Mauckport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cape Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Andyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Sirocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sirocco is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirocco
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Payneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brandenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyandotte is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Amsterdam. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Amsterdam.
Newspapers Published in New Amsterdam ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Amsterdam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Amsterdam, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Amsterdam.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 New Amsterdam:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade 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> | 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- New Amsterdam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 New Amsterdam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |