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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 Wendel (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 Wendel. 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 Wendel ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Other variations include: Saint Wendells and Saint Wendels.
- A typical abbreviation for Saint Wendel: St. Wendel
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Wendel. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Wendel.
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 hospitals 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 Wendel is primarily located in Posey County. A portion of Saint Wendel extends into Vanderburgh 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 Posey County: Gallatin (IL), White (IL), White (IL), Gibson, Gibson, Vanderburgh, Henderson (KY) & Union (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Saint Wendel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Wendel:
- Posey County (The home county of Saint Wendel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cynthiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Oliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Stewartsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Caborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Barrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Bufkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Solitude
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Solitude is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Mounts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Haubstadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Owensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mackey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Francisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Patoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- Decker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Spurgeon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Darmstadt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Inglefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stacer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- McCutchanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Smythe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Wheatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Elberfeld
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Stevenson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Newburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Dayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Boonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Folsomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Browns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Keensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Phillipstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Calvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Grayville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maunie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Emma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carmi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Herald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baskett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Smith Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Spottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Bluff City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Niagara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Robards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Hitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Chapman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Breckinridge Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Wendel, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Wendel.
Cemeteries Near Saint Wendel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Wendel.
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 Wendel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Wendel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Engleheim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kunze Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higinbottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wadesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85666 <2>
- Richter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Knowles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Saint Wendel had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Wendel, with the one closest to Saint Wendel listed first.
- Martin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Armstrong
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Parkers Settlement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Settlement
- Wadesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cynthiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Lippe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lippe is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippe
- Kasson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Poseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inglefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stacer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Oliver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Saint Philip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Philip is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Wendel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Wendel.
Newspapers Published in Saint Wendel ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Wendel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Wendel, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Wendel.
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 Saint Wendel:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Posey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Henderson County
- Union 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 Wendel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Wendel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |