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 Ritchie (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 Ritchie. 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.
Ritchie is located in Spencer 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 Spencer County: Dubois, Perry, Warrick, Daviess (KY) & Hancock (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Ritchie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ritchie:
- Spencer County (The home county of Ritchie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Richland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Kercheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Gentryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ferdinand
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Huntingburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kyana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Buckskin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Tobinsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tobinsport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobinsport
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Gerald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Apalona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Siberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Leopold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Stendal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland City Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Smythe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Daylight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Melody Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- McCutchanville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Darmstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Heilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Graham Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Baugh City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Cloverport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Stephensport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Tar Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- Ammons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Maceo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Owensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Philpot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Birk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Masonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Whitesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Moseleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Oklahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Curdsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- West Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hawesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Patesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Carlinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Spottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Hebbardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Baskett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Niagara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Glenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Buel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Aetnaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Deanefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Buford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Fordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ritchie, see our County-by-County Page for Ritchie.
Cemeteries Near Ritchie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ritchie.
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 Ritchie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ritchie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zoar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hackleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stateler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Old Sergeant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Ritchie had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Rock Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newtonville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lewisport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberal is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
- Patronville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patronville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patronville
- Yelvington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Kercheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pigeon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ritchie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ritchie.
Newspapers Published in Ritchie ...
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 Ritchie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ritchie, 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 Ritchie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Ritchie:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- McLean County
- Ohio 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 Ritchie, 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- Ritchie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |