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 Riddle (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 Riddle. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Riddle is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Riddle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riddle:
- Crawford County (The home county of Riddle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
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- Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Grantsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Beechwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
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- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
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- Carefree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Pilot Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- Borden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Birdseye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schnellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Kyana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Celestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hillham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Ferdinand
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dubois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Floyds Knobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Frenchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Depauw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- New Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Ramsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Corydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Glidas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Crandall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mauckport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin County
- Windom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Paoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- French Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- West Baden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Bromer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Saint Croix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Apalona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Leopold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Derby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Siberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Gerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Mariah Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- New Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Smedley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Campbellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saltillo
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Chenaultt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Raymond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Union Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Stephensport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Hawesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Roberta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Cedar Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Beechland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Concordia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Battletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Andyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Cold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Oolite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Rhodelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Lodale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Payneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riddle, see our County-by-County Page for Riddle.
Cemeteries Near Riddle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riddle.
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 Riddle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riddle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Seton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fessler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hedden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leavenworth Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Everton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (316 more) ...
- Goad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woolums Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Riddle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riddle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riddle, with the one closest to Riddle listed first.
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- West Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oriole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Temple is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Cape Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
- Wyandotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Croix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riddle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riddle.
Newspapers Published in Riddle ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riddle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riddle, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riddle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Riddle:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Hancock 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 Riddle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riddle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |