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 Old Hill (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 Old Hill. 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 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.
Old Hill is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Old Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Hill:
- Clay County (The home county of Old Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Eel River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Saline City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Coalmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Howesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Center Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Staunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Cloverland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Davies's County
- Elnora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- Worthington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White Rose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Calvertville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Switz City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elliston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Sandborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Freelandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- Stinesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Patricksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Arney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Atkinsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Cuba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Gosport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Rosedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- West Atherton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Bridgeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Numa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ferndale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Mecca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Reelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Hymera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Dugger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Gambill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sullivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Paxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Universal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Blanford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Riley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Grange Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Youngstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Swalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Glen Ayre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Seelyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Prairieton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Taylorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Farrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- West York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hutsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Elbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Oliver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Kentucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Huffmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Old Hill.
Cemeteries Near Old Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Hill.
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 Old Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Donham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshorn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stagg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Sink Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones 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>
While we didn't find Old Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Hill, with the one closest to Old Hill listed first.
- Lewis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Eel River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Clay City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saline City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Art
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Riley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ashboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashboro is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashboro
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hymera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Jasonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Daggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daggett is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Hill.
Newspapers Published in Old Hill ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Old Hill:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Monroe County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar 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 Old Hill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |