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 Prowsville (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 Prowsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Prowsville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Prowsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prowsville:
- Washington County (The home county of Prowsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Smedley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Campbellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
- Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <2>
- Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Saltillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Plattsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Hardinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
- Hardinsburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <2>
- New Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Little York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Becks Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Story
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Brown County
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Borden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Borden is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borden <2>
- New Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Providence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Underwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Broom Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Starlight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlight
- Starlight is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starlight <2>
- Henryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Henryville is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryville <2>
- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Bennettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Otisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Speed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <2>
- Milltown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Milltown is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milltown <2>
- Pilot Knob
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- English
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <2>
- Carefree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Taswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taswell
- Taswell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taswell <2>
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Hillham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Galena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Floyds Knobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Knobs
- Floyds Knobs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyds Knobs <2>
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Depauw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Ramsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Frenchtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- New Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- New Salisbury is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salisbury <2>
- Corydon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Crandall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia
- Vallonia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vallonia <2>
- Brownstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Brownstown is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownstown <2>
- Kurtz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Norman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Norman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <2>
- Freetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Freetown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freetown <2>
- Dudleytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- New Elizabethtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Crothersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crothersville
- Crothersville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crothersville <2>
- Retreat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Cortland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Kriete Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Deputy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
- Deputy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <2>
- Deputy
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Bono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fort Ritner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Tunnelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Lawrenceport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Spring Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Crawford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchell <2>
- Zelma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Bedford is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
- Heltonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heltonville
- Heltonville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heltonville <2>
- Georgia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Mount Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Mount Olive
- Monroe County
- Harrodsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Harrodsburg
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Bromer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Leipsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Orleans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <2>
- Trotter Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Chambersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chambersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
- Paoli is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
- Abydel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- West Baden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lick
- French Lick is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Lick <2>
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <2>
- Marshfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Scottsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
- Scottsburg is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <2>
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Blocher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Blocher is located in Scott County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prowsville, see our County-by-County Page for Prowsville.
Newspapers Published in Prowsville ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prowsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prowsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prowsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Prowsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dubois County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Martin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Orange County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scott County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
Cemeteries Near Prowsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prowsville.
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 Prowsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Old Smedley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Smedley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Smedley Cemetery
- Covenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenanter Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
- New Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Philadelphia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Peugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peugh Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pollock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pollock Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freedom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
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- Nicholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
- Ridlen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridlen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridlen Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collett Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Prowsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prowsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prowsville, with the one closest to Prowsville listed first.
- Rush Creek Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Creek Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
- Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
- Campbellsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
- Campbellsburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <2>
- Smedley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hitchcock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Sparksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
- Fort Ritner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Bono
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bromer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Bromer is located in Orange County
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- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Tunnelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prowsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prowsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prowsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyindiana.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prowsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prowsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6801, Longitude: -86.2016 In this case, the coordinates for Prowsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Prowsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |