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 Quaker (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 Quaker. 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 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.
Quaker is located in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County: Edgar (IL), Vermilion (IL), Fountain, Parke, Vigo & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Quaker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quaker:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Quaker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Saint Bernice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Sandytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Blanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Fairview Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Perth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Bee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Benwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Cloverland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Harveysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Layton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Veedersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Mellott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Waveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waynetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Armiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Annapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Bloomingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Numa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Billie Creek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Grange Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Nyesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- West Atherton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Portland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Libertyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Shepardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Sandcut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Spelterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Barnhart Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- North Terre Haute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Terre Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Burnett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Hedrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Champaign County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Broadlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <1>
- Longview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Farrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Coles County (IL)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Newman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Kidley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Chrisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Metcalf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kentucky
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Hume
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Vermilion Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Archie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Catlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quaker, see our County-by-County Page for Quaker.
Cemeteries Near Quaker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quaker.
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 Quaker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quaker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colliers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Colliers Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Ridge Farm (IL).
- The Colliers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humrick Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Friends Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friends Chapel Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
- Prairie Twp. Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #244596 <3>
- Carmack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Juliet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bales Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Quaker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quaker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quaker, with the one closest to Quaker listed first.
- Raven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Humrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Scottland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Kidley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Cayuga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chrisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eugene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Vermilion Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quaker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quaker.
Newspapers Published in Quaker ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quaker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quaker, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quaker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Quaker:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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> | 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- Quaker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Quaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |