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 Philadelphia (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 Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia 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 New Philadelphia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Philadelphia:
- Washington County (The home county of New Philadelphia)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- New Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Smedley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Campbellsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bartholomew County
- Jonesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Underwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Borden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Starlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Slatecut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Otisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Galena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- New Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Crandall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ramsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Depauw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corydon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Crothersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Vallonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Medora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- New Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Kriete Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Cortland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fleming
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Freetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Deputy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Paris Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Hayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Fort Ritner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Bono
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Tunnelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Stonington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Zelma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Bromer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Mahan Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paoli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Blocher
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Parkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Glenview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Harrods Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Spring is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Glenview Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Glenview Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview Manor is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Manor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Hills and Dales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Indian Hills Cherokee Section
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Harmony Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- River Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Westport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Trimble County (KY)
- Trout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Philadelphia, see our County-by-County Page for New Philadelphia.
Cemeteries Near New Philadelphia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Philadelphia.
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 Philadelphia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Philadelphia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970670 <3>
- McKnight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stalker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue River Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Salem.
- The Blue River Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue River Orthodox Friends Cemetery
- Blue River Quaker Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987469 <3>
- Paynter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Blue River Hicksite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridlen 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Philadelphia had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Harristown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Farabee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farabee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farabee
- Blue River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Bartle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Leota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leota is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Little York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Underwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vienna is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scottsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hitchcock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hitchcock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
- Borden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Philadelphia. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Philadelphia.
Newspapers Published in New Philadelphia ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Philadelphia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Philadelphia, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Philadelphia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 New Philadelphia:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Jefferson County
- Oldham County
- Trimble 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 Philadelphia) 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 Philadelphia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |