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 Scalesville (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 Scalesville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.
Scalesville is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Scalesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scalesville:
- Warrick County (The home county of Scalesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Folsomville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Graham Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elberfeld
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheatonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Chandler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Crawford County
- Riceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Alfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ireland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Kyana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Schnellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Celestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubois
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buckskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Oakland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Warrenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haubstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Giro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Decker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Monroe City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Siberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Ranger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Tell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Spurgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Velpen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Winslow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- White Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Oatsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Otwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Algiers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Alford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Pigeon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gentryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Kercheval
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Mariah Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Claus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chrisney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Richland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Lamar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Daylight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Stacer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Melody Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Inglefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smythe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Darmstadt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Kasson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Cypress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Maceo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Birk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Owensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Carlinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Baskett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bluff City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scalesville, see our County-by-County Page for Scalesville.
Cemeteries Near Scalesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scalesville.
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 Scalesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scalesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Barrenfork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ashby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Log Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Creek Cemetery
- The Log Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Log Creek Church Cemetery
- Log Creek General Baptist Church Cemetery
- South Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993712 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leslie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Scalesville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scalesville, with the one closest to Scalesville listed first.
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Spurgeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Eby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eby is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby
- Folsomville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Selvin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
- Stendal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Stanley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stanley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Eames
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tennyson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scalesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scalesville.
Newspapers Published in Scalesville ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scalesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scalesville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scalesville.
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 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 Scalesville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson 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 Scalesville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scalesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |