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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 Pigeon (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 Pigeon. 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.

Pigeon is located in Spencer County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties 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 Pigeon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon:

  • Spencer County     (The home county of Pigeon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Gentryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kercheval
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
      • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kercheval
      • From Pigeon to Kercheval
    • Rockport Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <1>
    • Bloomfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clay City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Spencer County
    • Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chrisney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisney
      • Chrisney is located in Spencer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisney <1>
    • Santa Claus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mariah Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Rock Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rock Hill
      • From Pigeon to Rock Hill
  • Crawford County
  • Dubois County
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Buckskin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
      • Buckskin is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckskin
      • From Pigeon to Buckskin
    • Mackey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Somerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dongola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Warrenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Francisco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Douglas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Douglas
      • From Pigeon to Douglas
    • Haubstadt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haubstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haubstadt
      • Haubstadt is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haubstadt <1>
    • Fort Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
      • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <1>
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Bristow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <1>
    • Tell City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
      • Tell City is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <1>
    • Ranger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranger
      • From Pigeon to Ranger
    • Sassafras
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cannelton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
      • Cannelton is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <1>
    • Apalona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lilly Dale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Branchville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Perry County
    • Leopold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gerald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Saint Croix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <1>
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Stendal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County
    • Spurgeon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Velpen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Oakland City Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City Junction
      • Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County
    • Whiteoak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Winslow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <1>
    • Otwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Glezen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Algiers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Alford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Highbank Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highbank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
      • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
  • Vanderburgh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Daylight
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Melody Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
      • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
    • Smythe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Inglefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglefield
      • Inglefield is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglefield <1>
    • Darmstadt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darmstadt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
      • Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
    • Evansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Highland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
    • Stacer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stacer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
      • Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stacer
      • From Pigeon to Stacer
  • Warrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Tennyson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <1>
    • Eames
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
      • Eames is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eames
      • From Pigeon to Eames
    • Heilman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
      • Heilman is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heilman
      • From Pigeon to Heilman
    • Folsomville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • De Gonia Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickeyville
      • From Pigeon to Dickeyville
    • Boonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <1>
    • Graham Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lynnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <1>
    • Dayville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
    • Baugh City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baugh City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
      • Baugh City is located in Warrick County
  • Breckinridge County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Chenaultt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chenaultt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
      • Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chenaultt
      • From Pigeon to Chenaultt
    • Cloverport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
      • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <1>
  • Daviess County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Maceo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
      • Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Yelvington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ensor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Owensboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Birk City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birk City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
      • Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Philpot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philpot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot
      • Philpot is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philpot <1>
    • Masonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
      • Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Masonville
      • From Pigeon to Masonville
    • Curdsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
      • Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Whitesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • West Louisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Louisville
      • West Louisville is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Louisville <1>
  • Hancock County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Lewisport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hawesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pellville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
    • Patesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.
    • Carlinburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
      • Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carlinburg
      • From Pigeon to Carlinburg
    • Reed
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Spottsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
      • Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Spottsville
      • From Pigeon to Spottsville
    • Baskett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
      • Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
    • Bluff City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hebbardsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • White City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Henderson County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeon, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeon.

Cemeteries Near Pigeon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pigeon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.

  • Stark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hesson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hesson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hesson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bender Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wetherill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetherill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetherill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Polk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wright Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buffaloville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffaloville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffaloville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Richardson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pinkston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinkston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chinn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chinn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Pigeon had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeon, with the one closest to Pigeon listed first.

  • Tennyson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
    • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <1>
  • Gentryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Eames
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
    • Eames is located in Warrick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Eames
    • From Pigeon to Eames
  • Kercheval
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
    • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kercheval
    • From Pigeon to Kercheval
  • Rockport Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Heilman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
    • Heilman is located in Warrick County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Heilman
    • From Pigeon to Heilman
  • Buffaloville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffaloville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
    • Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
  • Folsomville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chrisney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisney
    • Chrisney is located in Spencer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisney <1>
  • Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • De Gonia Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Spencer County
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    • Selvin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
      • Selvin is located in Warrick County
    • Liberal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
      • Liberal is located in Spencer County
    • Kennedy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Spencer County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon.

Newspapers Published in Pigeon ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeon.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pigeon:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pigeon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Pigeon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pigeon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pigeon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1003, Longitude: -87.0679       In this case, the coordinates for Pigeon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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