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 Rego (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 Rego. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rego is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rego. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rego:
- Orange County (The home county of Rego)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Bromer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Abydel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- French Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Borden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Starlight
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Henryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Blackiston Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sellersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Speed
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Underwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- English
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Carefree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Magnolia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Taswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eckerty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Hillham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Birdseye
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dubois
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kyana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Depauw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- New Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- New Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Medora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brownstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Stonington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Tunnelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Georgia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Hartleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Lacy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Windom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Shoals
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Saint Croix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Magnet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Apalona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Sassafras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Leopold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smedley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Harristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Kossuth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Cedar Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Roberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Oolite
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Battletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Concordia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Lodale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rego, see our County-by-County Page for Rego.
Cemeteries Near Rego ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rego.
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 Rego - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rego covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardinsburg Unity Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardinsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Copelin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sinking Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Africa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo Cemetery New Section
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Marengo Cemetery Old Section
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marengo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Totten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rego had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rego, with the one closest to Rego listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Valeene
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valeene is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
- Livonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Stampers Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bromer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Organ Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Syria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Syria is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syria
- Claysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Paoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Youngs Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Fargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rego. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rego.
Newspapers Published in Rego ...
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 Rego.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rego, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rego.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rego:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Meade County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |