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 Pekin (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 Pekin. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Pekin 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 Old Pekin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Pekin:
- Washington County (The home county of Old Pekin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- New Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Bartle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Smedley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Hardinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Plattsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Campbellsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Borden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Starlight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Henryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Underwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Speed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Sellersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Milltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- English
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- New Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Depauw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Lanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- New Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Crothersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Medora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Kriete Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Deputy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Jennings County
- Paris Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Bono
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Fort Ritner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Stonington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Tunnelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Lawrenceport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Spring Mill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Bromer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Leipsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Paoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Scottsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Parkland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- German Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Glenview
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Rolling Fields
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Shively
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bellewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellewood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Harmony Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Goshen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- River Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Orchard Grass Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Park Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Pewee Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Pekin, see our County-by-County Page for Old Pekin.
Cemeteries Near Old Pekin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Pekin.
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 Pekin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Pekin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Tash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hiestand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rickerd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Blue River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Voyles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stalker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Old Pekin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Pekin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Pekin, with the one closest to Old Pekin listed first.
- Martinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Borden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Farabee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Farabee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farabee
- New Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- South Boston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Broom Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Bartle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Organ Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Pekin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Pekin.
Newspapers Published in Old Pekin ...
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 291 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Pekin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Pekin, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Pekin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Pekin:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Jefferson County
- Oldham 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 Pekin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Pekin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |