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 Rusk (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 Rusk. 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 hospitals and 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.
Rusk is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Davies's, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence & Orange.
Below are the counties that are near Rusk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rusk:
- Martin County (The home county of Rusk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Windom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Burns City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Riceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- English
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Pilot Knob
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Milltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Alfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cannelburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Odon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Capehart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Elnora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Hillham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Celestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Portersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Schnellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Owensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Scotland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Koleen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Newberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Mineral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Knox County
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Williams
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Mitchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Silverville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Coxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Spring Mill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Lawrenceport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Stonington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Orleans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Bromer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Siberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Saint Croix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Apalona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Otwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Velpen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Whiteoak
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Winslow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Stendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Glezen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Claysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Saltillo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hardinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Campbellsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smedley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rusk, see our County-by-County Page for Rusk.
Cemeteries Near Rusk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rusk.
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 Rusk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rusk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Cornel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wininger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Acre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pythian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Rusk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rusk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- Crystal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Hillham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Kellerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellerville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- South Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Martin is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin
- Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Baden Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Ironton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ironton is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Dubois
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Willow Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Abydel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Alfordsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Dover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dover Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rusk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rusk.
Newspapers Published in Rusk ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rusk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rusk, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rusk.
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 Rusk:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer 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> | 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 Rusk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Rusk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |