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 Parkersburg (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 Parkersburg. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Parkersburg is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Parke, Putnam & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Parkersburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parkersburg:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Parkersburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Crawfordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yountsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- New Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Smartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Wesley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Garfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Hazelrigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelrigg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrigg
- Thorntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Village is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Village
- Stringtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Ulen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ulen is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Pike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pike is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Whitestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Carbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Perth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Benwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Brazil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Roadman Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Billville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Billtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Colfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fickle is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle
- Manson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manson is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Mellott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Veedersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Stone Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Layton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- North Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Reno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Coatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Lizton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stilesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Eminence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Monrovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Owen County
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Guion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Bellmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Ferndale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nyesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Grange Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Billie Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Blakesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Roachdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barnard is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Greencastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Limedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Reelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Corwin ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Corwin is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Corwin has also been known as:
- Corwin Station
- Gladens Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gladens Corner is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladens Corner
- Romney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarks Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Stockwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stockwell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockwell
- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Perrysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Cayuga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Fontanet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parkersburg, see our County-by-County Page for Parkersburg.
Cemeteries Near Parkersburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkersburg.
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 Parkersburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parkersburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wasson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nicolas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- La Follett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Skillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peffley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Pottinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Bakesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forgey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Parkersburg had a population of 97 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parkersburg, with the one closest to Parkersburg listed first.
- Raccoon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Lapland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lapland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Roachdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- North Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Carpentersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpentersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
- Ladoga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milligan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milligan is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Whitesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Waveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parkersburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parkersburg.
Newspapers Published in Parkersburg ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkersburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parkersburg, 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 Parkersburg.
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 websites either 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 Parkersburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo 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 Parkersburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parkersburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |