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 Palmyra (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 Palmyra. 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 and hospitals 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.
Palmyra is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Palmyra. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmyra:
- Harrison County (The home county of Palmyra)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
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- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Depauw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
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- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Dogwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
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- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Borden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Starlight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
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- Bennettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Blackiston Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Sellersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
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- Clarksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Speed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
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- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Leavenworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- English
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Grantsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
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- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Medora
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crothersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Bono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
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- Fort Ritner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Stonington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Tunnelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Lawrenceport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Bromer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Paoli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- French Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Magnet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Saint Croix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Scottsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Hardinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bartle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
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- Smedley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
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- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
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- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bullitt County (KY)
- Cupio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra 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
- Saint Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Shively
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
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- 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
- Parkway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Valley Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Indian Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Mockingbird Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Audubon Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Oolite
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Wolf Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cold Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Lodale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Beechland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Roberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Brandenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Andyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Concordia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Harmony Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- River Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmyra, see our County-by-County Page for Palmyra.
Cemeteries Near Palmyra ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmyra.
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 Palmyra - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmyra covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Palmyra Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kaleg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sappenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rickerd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Voyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central Barren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reno Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hiestand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Satenfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Chapel United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Palmyra had a population of 298 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Palmyra had a population of 958 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmyra, with the one closest to Palmyra listed first.
- Central Barren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central Barren is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Barren
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Organ Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Ramsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Byrneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Depauw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Corydon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Galena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Borden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmyra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmyra.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Palmyra ...
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 310 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmyra.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Palmyra. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Palmyra and those printed in the larger area surrounding Palmyra.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Palmyra.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Palmyra:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade 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> | 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 Palmyra, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palmyra) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |