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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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.
New Harmony is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near New Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Harmony:
- Posey County (The home county of New Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Barrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wadesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Savah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Hepburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bufkin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Cynthiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Mounts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haubstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Buckskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Francisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Mackey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Kasson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Darmstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Stacer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Inglefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Cypress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Melody Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Daylight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Wheatonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stevenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Browns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Top
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ellery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Gap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- West Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Bennington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Inman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Omaha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hamilton County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Bungay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Saline County (IL)
- Texas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Keensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Orio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Allendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Golden Gate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Phillipstown
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maunie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carmi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stokes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Roland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Enfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Shoals
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Smith Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Hitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Chapman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Raleigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for New Harmony.
Cemeteries Near New Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Harmony.
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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Harmonist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pelham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stillwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stallings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Whiting Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McFadden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Harmony had a population of 1,197 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Harmony had a population of 747 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Harmony, with the one closest to New Harmony listed first.
- Phillipstown
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Barrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Stewartsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Calvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hepburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Wadesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Harmony.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Harmony ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Harmony.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Harmony. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Harmony and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Harmony.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of New Harmony.
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 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 New Harmony:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- Wayne County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Union 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 New Harmony, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |