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 Prairieton (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 Prairieton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Prairieton 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 Prairieton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prairieton:
- Vigo County (The home county of Prairieton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Youngstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
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- Taylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Toad Hop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- West Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Vigo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Liggett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Barnhart Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Cory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Cloverland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Art
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Staunton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Coalmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Saline City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Billtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Eel River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Prairie City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Bee Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Gilmour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Jasonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- White Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Linton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(27 miles [43.5 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 Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- West Atherton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Billie Creek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- Reelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Graysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Sullivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Merom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Dugger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Universal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Saint Bernice
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Snyder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- 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
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- West York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hutsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Annapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Dogwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Oliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Nevins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Bell Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Huffmanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Conlogue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Grandview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Kidley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prairieton, see our County-by-County Page for Prairieton.
Cemeteries Near Prairieton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prairieton.
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 Prairieton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prairieton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sheets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kester Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liffick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shattuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Prairieton had a population of 231 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prairieton, with the one closest to Prairieton listed first.
- Hutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Youngstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Vigo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Prairie Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darwin is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- McKeen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McKeen is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeen
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fairbanks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Ferrel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
- Ernst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ernst is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernst
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prairieton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prairieton.
Newspapers Published in Prairieton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairieton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prairieton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prairieton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Prairieton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar 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 Prairieton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prairieton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |