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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 Ranger (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 Ranger. 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.

Ranger is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Crawford, Dubois, Spencer, Breckinridge (KY), Hancock (KY) & Meade (KY).

Below are the counties that are near Ranger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ranger:

  • Perry County     (The home county of Ranger)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Bristow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <2>
    • Leopold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Apalona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sassafras
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lilly Dale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Branchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Perry County
    • Gerald
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Derby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Derby is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
    • Troy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Saint Croix
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <2>
    • Tell City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
      • Tell City is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <2>
    • Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dexter
      • From Ranger to Dexter
  • Crawford County
  • Dubois County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • New Amsterdam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
      • New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Valley City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Valley City
      • From Ranger to Valley City
    • Mauckport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
      • Mauckport is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <2>
    • Glidas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Central
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Harrison County
    • Frenchtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Depauw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Stendal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County
    • Velpen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Saint Meinrad
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Meinrad
      • Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Meinrad <2>
    • Fulda
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
      • Fulda is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <2>
    • Evanston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Santa Claus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mariah Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clay City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Spencer County
    • Rockport Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Kercheval
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
      • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kercheval
      • From Ranger to Kercheval
    • Lincoln City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <2>
    • Gentryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Warrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Heilman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
      • Heilman is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heilman
      • From Ranger to Heilman
    • Tennyson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <2>
    • Eames
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
      • Eames is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eames
      • From Ranger to Eames
    • Folsomville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • De Gonia Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickeyville
      • From Ranger to Dickeyville
  • Breckinridge County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Chenaultt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chenaultt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
      • Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chenaultt
      • From Ranger to Chenaultt
    • Ammons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stephensport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Star
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Star. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
      • Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union Star
      • From Ranger to Union Star
    • Cloverport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverport
      • Cloverport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverport <2>
    • Raymond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hardinsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tar Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tar Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tar Fork
      • From Ranger to Tar Fork
    • Irvington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
    • Garfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
    • Harned
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harned have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harned
      • Harned is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harned <2>
  • Daviess County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Yelvington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Maceo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
      • Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Ensor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
      • Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
    • Philpot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philpot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot
      • Philpot is located in Daviess County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philpot <2>
    • Whitesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Hawesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewisport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Patesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Pellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
      • Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
    • Cabot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Meade County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Roberta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberta
      • From Ranger to Roberta
    • Concordia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concordia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Concordia
      • From Ranger to Concordia
    • Rhodelia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Andyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Beechland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
      • Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechland
      • From Ranger to Beechland
    • Cedar Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
      • Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Flat
      • From Ranger to Cedar Flat
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Liberty
      • From Ranger to Liberty
    • Battletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
      • Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Cold Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cold Springs
      • From Ranger to Cold Springs
    • Payneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneville
      • Payneville is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payneville <2>
    • Lodale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lodale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
      • Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lodale
      • From Ranger to Lodale
  • Ohio County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.
    • Aetnaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Deanefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deanefield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
      • Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deanefield
      • From Ranger to Deanefield

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ranger, see our County-by-County Page for Ranger.

Cemeteries Near Ranger ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ranger.

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 Ranger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.

  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slaughter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaughter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaughter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Niles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hicks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hammack Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lasher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lanman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Terry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mackey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dodson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Covey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ranger had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ranger, with the one closest to Ranger listed first.

  • Bristow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
    • Bristow is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <2>
  • Huffman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
    • Huffman is located in Spencer County
  • Leopold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Apalona
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lilly Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Branchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Perry County
  • Celina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
    • Celina is located in Perry County
  • Adyeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
    • Adyeville is located in Perry County
  • Saint Meinrad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Meinrad
    • Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Meinrad <2>
  • Fulda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
    • Fulda is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <2>
  • Evanston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Derby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Perry County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
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    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
    • Uniontown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Perry County
    • Siberia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siberia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
      • Siberia is located in Perry County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ranger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ranger.

Newspapers Published in Ranger ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ranger.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ranger, 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 Ranger.

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 websites either 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 Ranger:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ranger. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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- Ranger) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ranger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0957, Longitude: -86.6866       In this case, the coordinates for Ranger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Ranger, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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