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 Prairie Creek (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 Prairie Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Prairie Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Prairie Creek: Prairie Crk. (or less commonly used: Prairie Ck. or Prairie Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Prairie Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Prairie Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Prairie Creek is located in Vigo 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 Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Prairie Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie Creek:
- Vigo County (The home county of Prairie Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Vigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairieton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Lewis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Toad Hop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Taylorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- West Terre Haute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Liggett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Terre Haute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Coalmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Cory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Howesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Clay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eel River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Cloverland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Staunton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Billtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Prairie City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Center Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Gilmour
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Jasonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- White Rose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Linton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Switz City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Oaktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Busseron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Freelandville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Coal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Arney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- West Atherton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Bridgeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Fairbanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shelburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Hymera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Sullivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Merom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Jericho
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Dugger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Universal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Fairview Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Saint Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Weaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Farrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Clark Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clarksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hogue Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- West York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hutsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Annapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Dogwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Bellair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Heathsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- New Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Stoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoy is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoy <1>
- Cumberland County (IL)
- Hazel Dell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Elbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Oliver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Nevins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Kentucky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Conlogue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Grandview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Clays Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kansas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper County (IL)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie Creek.
Cemeteries Near Prairie Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie Creek.
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 Prairie Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- West Prairie Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shattuck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lykens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- DeBaun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kester Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riggs - Ernest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chowning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Walnut Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Prairie Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie Creek, with the one closest to Prairie Creek listed first.
- Vigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Hutton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Fairbanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Prairieton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Darwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Shelburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Walnut Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Prairie is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Prairie
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Ernst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ernst is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Snyder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Jackson Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie Creek.
Newspapers Published in Prairie Creek ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie Creek.
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 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 Prairie Creek:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Cumberland County
- Edgar County
- Jasper 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 Prairie Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prairie Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |