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 Oriole (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 Oriole. 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.
Oriole is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Oriole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oriole:
- Perry County (The home county of Oriole)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Gerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Ranger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- West Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Jericho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Taswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eckerty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Birdseye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ferdinand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Celestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Frenchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Central
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Depauw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Glidas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ramsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Dogwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Corydon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Laconia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- French Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Paoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abydel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Mahan Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Bromer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mariah Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Gentryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kercheval
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Chenaultt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Harned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Hawesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Roberta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Beechland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Andyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Rhodelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Battletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Oolite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oriole, see our County-by-County Page for Oriole.
Cemeteries Near Oriole ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oriole.
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 Oriole - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oriole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Luxenburger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- German Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Senn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woolums Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Doan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Goad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ewing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rennie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Oriole had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oriole, with the one closest to Oriole listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint Croix
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leopold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Celina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Apalona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cape Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Doolittle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- Concordia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Leavenworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oriole. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oriole.
Newspapers Published in Oriole ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oriole.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oriole, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oriole.
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 Oriole:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Orange County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Hancock County
- Meade 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 Oriole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oriole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |