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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 Otter Creek Junction (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 Otter Creek Junction. 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 Otter Creek Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Ottercreek Junction.
- A typical abbreviation for Otter Creek Junction: Otter Crk. Jct. (or less commonly used: Otter Ck. Jct. or Otter Cr. Jct.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Otter Creek Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Otter Creek Junction.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo 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 Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Otter Creek Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otter Creek Junction:
- Vigo County (The home county of Otter Creek Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Sandcut
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
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- North Terre Haute
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Burnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Spelterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Terre Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Fontanet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Shepardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Glen Ayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Seelyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Barnhart Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- New Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Cloverland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Billtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Bee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Perth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Brazil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Benwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Knightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Cory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Jasonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Montgomery County
- Waveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Coal City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- West Atherton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bridgeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Billie Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nyesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Reelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Portland Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Limedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cloverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Farmersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Hymera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Scott City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Universal
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Summit Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Blanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clark Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Cleone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cleone is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Elbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Vermilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kentucky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Nevins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Kidley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Raven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Bell Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otter Creek Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Otter Creek Junction.
Cemeteries Near Otter Creek Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otter Creek Junction.
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 Otter Creek Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otter Creek Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Denny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Markles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Steveson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coltrin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Otter Creek Junction had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otter Creek Junction, with the one closest to Otter Creek Junction listed first.
- Markles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Burnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Tecumseh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Atherton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Seelyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Fontanet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Cloverland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- New Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hudnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coal Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coal Bluff is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Bluff
- Coxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otter Creek Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otter Creek Junction.
Newspapers Published in Otter Creek Junction ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otter Creek Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otter Creek Junction, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otter Creek Junction.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Otter Creek Junction:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Otter Creek Junction, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otter Creek Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |