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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 Paris Crossing (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 Paris Crossing. 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 Paris Crossing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Paris Crossing: Paris Xing.
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.
Paris Crossing is located in Jennings 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 Jennings County: Bartholomew, Decatur, Jackson, Jefferson, Ripley & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Paris Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Paris Crossing:
- Jennings County (The home county of Paris Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Commiskey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grayford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Hayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- North Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Queensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Butlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Zenas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grammer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Bethel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jewell Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Newbern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Petersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Garden City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- North Ogilville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Hartsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- Becks Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Nabb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Underwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- New Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Otisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Otto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vesta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Charlestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Alert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Harper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Millhousen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Crothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kriete Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Fleming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Dudleytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Cortland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Brownstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vallonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spraytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Freetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Deputy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dupont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Smyrna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Bryantsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Canaan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Manville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Brooksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Holton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Otter Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Blocher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Avonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Lamb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Bennington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Little York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- South Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Harristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Kossuth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Locust
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prestonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Henry County (KY)
- Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Westport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Harmony Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Russell Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Milton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Paris Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Paris Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Paris Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Paris Crossing.
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 Paris Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Paris Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Gaddy - Wykoff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cave - Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Coffee Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (373 more) ...
- Clashman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ogden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Paris Crossing had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Paris Crossing, with the one closest to Paris Crossing listed first.
- Paris
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Deputy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Commiskey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lovett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lovett is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lancaster is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- New Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Frankfort is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Blocher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Dupont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Crothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swanville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
- Wirt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wirt is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Paris Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Paris Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Paris Crossing ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Paris Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Paris Crossing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Paris Crossing.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Paris Crossing:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jennings County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Switzerland County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Oldham County
- Trimble 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 Paris Crossing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paris Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |