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 (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. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Prairie is located in Posey 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairie:
- Posey County (The home county of Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Hovey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Savah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Savah is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savah
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Bufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Caborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- New Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Mounts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haubstadt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Cypress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Kasson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Vaughan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- McCutchanville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Inglefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smythe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Stacer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Warrick County
- Stevenson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Inman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Old Shawneetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Ridgway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Omaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lawler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Equality
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Broughton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bungay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Saline Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Lamb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Karbers Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Texas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Texas City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Saline City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Cottage Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Eldorado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wasson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wasson is located in Saline County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Muddy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wabash County (IL)
- Keensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maunie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Herald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Carmi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stokes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Calvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Norris City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Enfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Smith Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dixie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Baskett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Robards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Hitesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Morganfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Breckinridge Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Grangertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sullivan is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Wheatcroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Free Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Free Union is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairie.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Weiss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alldredge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Cemetery
- The Bellefontaine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belfountain Cemetery
- Belle Fontaine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84299 <2>
- Marshall Ferry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abshire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairie, with the one closest to Prairie listed first.
- Hovey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hovey is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovey
- Upton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Erwin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Solitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Bufkin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Emma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Caborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Prairie ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairie, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairie.
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 helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Gallatin County
- Hamilton County
- Hardin County
- Saline County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Union 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> | 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, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |