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 Meinrad (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 Meinrad. 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 Meinrad ...
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 Meinrad: St. Meinrad
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Meinrad 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 Saint Meinrad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Meinrad:
- Spencer County (The home county of Saint Meinrad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Fulda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Santa Claus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Gentryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pigeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Riceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Taswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Grantsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Beechwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- English
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Davies's County
- Alfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Ferdinand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Birdseye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Celestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ireland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- New Amsterdam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Martin County
- Windom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- French Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Abydel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Bristow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Siberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Apalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Branchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leopold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lilly Dale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Tell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Stendal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Velpen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Whiteoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Spurgeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland City Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Algiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Highbank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Heilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Tennyson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eames
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Folsomville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Boonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Chenaultt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Stephensport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Cloverport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Yelvington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Maceo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Ensor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Lewisport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hawesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Patesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Roberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Concordia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Wolf Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Rhodelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Andyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Beechland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Battletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cold Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Oolite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Payneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Meinrad, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Meinrad.
Cemeteries Near Saint Meinrad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Meinrad.
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 Meinrad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Meinrad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Crooks Thom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lanman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tenn Beard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stapleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Niles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hobbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bretzville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Meinrad had a population of 483 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Meinrad, with the one closest to Saint Meinrad listed first.
- Adyeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adyeville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adyeville
- Fulda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ferdinand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huffman is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Bristow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Claus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Mariah Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Henry is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lamar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Uniontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Buffaloville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffaloville is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffaloville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Meinrad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Meinrad.
Newspapers Published in Saint Meinrad ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Meinrad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Meinrad, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Meinrad.
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 helpful 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 Meinrad:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Spencer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Warrick County
- Breckinridge County
- Daviess 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Meinrad) 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 Meinrad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |