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 Rhodes (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 Rhodes. 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.
Name Variations for Rhodes ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Rhodes, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rhodes may originally have been Rhode's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rhodes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rhodes.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Rhodes 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 Rhodes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhodes:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Rhodes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Universal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Blanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Saint Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eugene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Cloverland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Bee Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Perth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Billtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Staunton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Turner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Benwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Brazil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Billville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Kingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Montgomery County
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- West Atherton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Bridgeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Reelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Portland Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Limedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Greencastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Putnamville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Blakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Farmersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Hymera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Shepardsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Spelterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Sandcut
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Terre Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- North Terre Haute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Barnhart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Fontanet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Farrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clark Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Snyder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Cleone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- West Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Huffmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Clays Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Vermilion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kentucky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kidley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Raven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scottland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Oliver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Archie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Busenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Sidell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhodes, see our County-by-County Page for Rhodes.
Cemeteries Near Rhodes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhodes.
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 Rhodes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhodes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Barbour Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steveson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stults Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Rhodes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rhodes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Atherton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- New Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Hudnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Markles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <2>
- Coxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Sandford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Burnett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jessup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Summit Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Saint Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rhodes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhodes.
Newspapers Published in Rhodes ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhodes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhodes, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhodes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rhodes:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rhodes, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rhodes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |