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 Piattsville (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 Piattsville. 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 hospitals 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.
Piattsville is located in Parke 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 Parke County: Clay, Fountain, Montgomery, Putnam, Vermillion & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Piattsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piattsville:
- Parke County (The home county of Piattsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bellmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Billie Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Guion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Guion is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Boone County
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Benwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Bee Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Brazil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Billtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Billville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Turner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Cloverland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Wallace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Kingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Hillsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Veedersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Coatesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- New Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Stilesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hadley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- North Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Waveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alamo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- New Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Ladoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yountsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wesley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Waynetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crawfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- New Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- 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
- Eminence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Atkinsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Patricksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Cuba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Portland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Blakesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Reelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Greencastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Limedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Putnamville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Roachdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Summit Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Sandytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Universal
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Blanford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Saint Bernice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Fontanet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Burnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Sandcut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Seelyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- North Terre Haute
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Shepardsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Glen Ayre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Spelterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Swalls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Terre Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Grange Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Farrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Kidley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Clays Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentucky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Scottland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- Ridge Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piattsville, see our County-by-County Page for Piattsville.
Cemeteries Near Piattsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piattsville.
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 Piattsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piattsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (425 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartmans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard 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>
While we didn't find Piattsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piattsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piattsville, with the one closest to Piattsville listed first.
- Mansfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ferndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Bellmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellmore is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollandsburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandsburg
- Catlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nyesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Vivalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vivalia is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivalia
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jessup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Perth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Judson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Clinton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton Falls is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piattsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piattsville.
Newspapers Published in Piattsville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piattsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piattsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piattsville.
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 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 Piattsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Parke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Hendricks County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Owen County
- Putnam County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Piattsville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piattsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |