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 Odon (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 Odon. 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 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.
Odon is located in Davies's 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 Davies's County: Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Odon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Odon:
- Davies's County (The home county of Odon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Elnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Cannelburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Capehart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sandy Hook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Howesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Coalmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Portersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Haysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Hillham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Dubois
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ireland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Norton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Newberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Plummer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Koleen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Switz City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Island City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Owensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Linton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Sandborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bicknell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freelandville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Ragsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Bruceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Busseron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Oaktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fritchton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Monroe City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Verne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Silverville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Williams
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Springville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Popcorn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Coxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Avoca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Georgia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Hartleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Judah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Oolitic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Burns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loogootee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Windom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Kirksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Stanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Harrodsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Highland Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Arney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Coal City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Highbank Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Algiers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Otwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Alford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Gambill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Dugger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Hymera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Sullivan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County (IL)
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Odon, see our County-by-County Page for Odon.
Cemeteries Near Odon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Odon.
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 Odon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Odon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ketchem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evans Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Slinkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humphries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slinkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nebo Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Odon had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Odon had a population of 1,390 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Odon, with the one closest to Odon listed first.
- Raglesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raglesville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raglesville
- Epsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Epsom is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Newberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Burns City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Elnora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Bramble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bramble is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Cornettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cornettsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornettsville
- Plainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Plummer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Bushrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bushrod is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushrod
- Marco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marco is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Odon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Odon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Odon ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Odon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Odon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Odon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Odon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4> of Odon.
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 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 Odon:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Davies's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Pike County
- Sullivan County
- Lawrence 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 Odon, 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- Odon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |