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 Saint Joseph (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 Saint Joseph. 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 Saint Joseph ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Joseph. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Joseph.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Saint Joseph is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Clark, Harrison, Washington & Jefferson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Joseph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Joseph:
- Floyd County (The home county of Saint Joseph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Floyds Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bennettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Sellersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Speed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Slatecut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Blackiston Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Starlight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Broom Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prather
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prather is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Lanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Locust Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- New Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corydon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Ramsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- New Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Crothersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Retreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Deputy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jennings County
- Paris Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Scottsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blocher
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bartle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- New Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Fredericksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Little York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kossuth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Smedley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Livonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Hunters Hollow
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Fox Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hillview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Cupio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Shepherdsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Henry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Pendleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Parkland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Glenview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Harrods Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Glenview Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Indian Hills Cherokee Section
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,971 people
- Mockingbird Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Riverwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Robinswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinswood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinswood
- Meade County (KY)
- Pilcher Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Harmony Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- River Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Orchard Grass Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Crestwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Pewee Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- La Grange
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Shelby County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Lincoln Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Ridge is located in Shelby County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ridge
- Simpsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove is located in Shelby County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Trout
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Joseph, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Joseph.
Cemeteries Near Saint Joseph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Joseph.
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 Saint Joseph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- St. Joseph Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hendrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship UB Church Cemetery
- Grant Line Cemetery
- Grant Line UMC Cemetery
- Six Mile Switch Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- The Atkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atkins Chapel Cemetery
- Atkins Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991752 <2>
- Abundant Life Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Of The Knobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Worrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kraft - Graceland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft - Graceland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kraft - Graceland Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of New Albany.
- The Kraft - Graceland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Graceland Cemetery
- Graceland Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #197301 <2>
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Saint Joseph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Joseph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bennettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Sellersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Speed
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Cementville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cementville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cementville
- Slatecut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Broom Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Scottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Floyds Knobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Prather
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prather is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Galena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blue Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Joseph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Joseph.
Newspapers Published in Saint Joseph ...
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 301 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joseph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Joseph, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Joseph.
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 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 Saint Joseph:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jennings County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Oldham County
- Shelby County
- Trimble 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 Saint Joseph, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Joseph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |