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 Rosstown (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 Rosstown. 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 and hospitals 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.
Rosstown is located in Bartholomew 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 Bartholomew County: Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Rosstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosstown:
- Bartholomew County (The home county of Rosstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Bethel Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Ogilville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Ogilville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogilville
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jewell Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Corn Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Stony Lonesome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Lonesome is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lonesome
- Grammer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Clifford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Becks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Pikes Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pikes Peak is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Peak
- Gnaw Bone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Story
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beanblossom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Spearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Helmsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Alert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alert is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Sardinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sardinia is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Harper
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harper is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Letts Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Burney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Letts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Milford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Millhousen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millhousen is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhousen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Cortland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Spraytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
- Fleming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- New Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Kriete Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Freetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Brownstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Kurtz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Retreat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Deputy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Scipio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Hayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Queensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Four Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- North Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grayford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Butlerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Commiskey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zenas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Paris Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Edinburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nineveh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Princes Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Samaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Trafalgar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anita ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Needham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Zelma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Heltonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Fort Ritner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Monroe County
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Morgantown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Ripley County
- Holton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blocher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Flat Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Norristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Waldron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Riley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Little York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Plattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosstown, see our County-by-County Page for Rosstown.
Cemeteries Near Rosstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosstown.
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 Rosstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Daugherty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209679 <2>
- Sweeney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newsom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Garland Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lawton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Roth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Knabb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knabb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knabb Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Seymour.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2316507 <2>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rosstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosstown, with the one closest to Rosstown listed first.
- Waynesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
- Walesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walesboro is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walesboro
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Azalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Waymansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Peters Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Reddington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Corn Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Becks Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Spraytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spraytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosstown.
Newspapers Published in Rosstown ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosstown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rosstown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Bartholomew County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Decatur County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Washington 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rosstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Rosstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |