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 Marks (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 Marks. 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 Marks ...
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 Marks: St. Marks
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Marks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Marks.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Saint Marks is located in Dubois 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 Dubois County: Crawford, Davies's, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Spencer & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Marks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Marks:
- Dubois County (The home county of Saint Marks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kyana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Schnellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferdinand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- English
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sulphur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Carefree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Alfordsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Cannelburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Dongola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- French Lick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Abydel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Paoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Mahan Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Siberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Bristow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Croix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Ranger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Leopold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lilly Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Magnet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Velpen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stendal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Otwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Whiteoak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Algiers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Winslow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Spurgeon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Alford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Oakland City Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glezen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Gentryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Kercheval
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Heilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Tennyson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eames
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Graham Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Chenaultt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Lewisport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Roberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beechland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Rhodelia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Marks, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Marks.
Cemeteries Near Saint Marks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Marks.
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 Marks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Marks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Bretzville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dungan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Main Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kline Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Siberia.
- The Kline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cline Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998325 <3>
- Hagen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stapleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Fox Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blunk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Saint Marks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Marks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Marks, with the one closest to Saint Marks listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kyana
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Bretzville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bretzville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretzville
- Schnellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ferdinand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mentor is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Celestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Siberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Birdseye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Adyeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Marks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Marks.
Newspapers Published in Saint Marks ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Marks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Marks, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Marks.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Saint Marks:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Dubois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Gibson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Marks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Saint Marks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |