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 Patronville (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 Patronville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Patronville is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Patronville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patronville:
- Spencer County (The home county of Patronville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Reo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kercheval
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Holland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Ferdinand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- Buckskin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Lilly Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Spurgeon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Smythe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Daylight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Inglefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Kasson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Dayville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- De Gonia Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Folsomville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Heilman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Baugh City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Cloverport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Maceo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Owensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Philpot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Moseleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Curdsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Lewisport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Patesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Carlinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Spottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hopkins County (KY)
- Jewel City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Buel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Beech Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Lemon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Buford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Aetnaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Beda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Fordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Onton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Sebree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patronville, see our County-by-County Page for Patronville.
Cemeteries Near Patronville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patronville.
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 Patronville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patronville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Reo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960632 <3>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alexandria Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stateler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Patronville had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patronville, with the one closest to Patronville listed first.
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Thruston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thruston is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thruston
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Owensboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hatfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yelvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Rock Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Ensor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchie is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Birk City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Sorgho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sorgho is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorgho
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patronville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patronville.
Newspapers Published in Patronville ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Patronville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patronville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patronville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Patronville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Webster 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Patronville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Patronville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |