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 Newburgh (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 Newburgh. 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 Newburgh ...
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.
Another variation: Newburg.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Newburgh. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Newburgh.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Newburgh is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Newburgh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newburgh:
- Warrick County (The home county of Newburgh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Dayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Gonia Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Elberfeld
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Wheatonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Lynnville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Eames
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Buckskin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Haubstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Oakland City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Princeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Spurgeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stendal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Blairsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Caborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Cynthiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Bufkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Poseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Solitude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Stewartsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Richland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Reo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chrisney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Smythe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cypress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Darmstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Stacer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Birk City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Owensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Moseleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Yelvington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Browns Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Masonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Philpot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Spottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Carlinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Baskett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- White City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Hopkins County (KY)
- Jewel City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lemon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Glenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Calhoun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Buel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Hitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flournoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Sebree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Onton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Onton is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newburgh, see our County-by-County Page for Newburgh.
Cemeteries Near Newburgh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newburgh.
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 Newburgh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newburgh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hedge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brickwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baskett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bates Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Hedge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newburgh had a population of 1,046 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newburgh had a population of 3,285 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
- Scuffletown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scuffletown is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuffletown
- Paradise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baskett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Carlinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Yankeetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yankeetown is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Chandler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Reed
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newman is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zion is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Bluff City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newburgh.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newburgh ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newburgh.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Newburgh. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Newburgh and those printed in the larger area surrounding Newburgh.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Newburgh.
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 Newburgh:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Union County
- Webster 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Newburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |