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 Scarlet (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 Scarlet. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Scarlet is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Scarlet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scarlet:
- Orange County (The home county of Scarlet)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abydel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paoli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Leipsic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Mahan Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Bromer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Trotter Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Riceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Taswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- English
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Pilot Knob
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- West Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Alfordsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cannelburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Odon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elnora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Sandy Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Hillham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Celestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Portersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Schnellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Birdseye
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Saint Anthony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Owensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Scotland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Koleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Newberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Plummer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Solsberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Medora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Williams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Hartleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Coxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Spring Mill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Stonington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Lawrenceport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Lacy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burns City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stanford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Siberia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Saint Croix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Otwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Highbank Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Algiers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Saltillo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Claysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Smedley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Hardinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scarlet, see our County-by-County Page for Scarlet.
Cemeteries Near Scarlet ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scarlet.
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 Scarlet - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scarlet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brunner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Faucett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grodey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (319 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- IOOF 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.<2>
While we didn't find Scarlet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scarlet.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scarlet, with the one closest to Scarlet listed first.
- Willow Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
- Huron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Ironton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironton is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- West Baden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orangeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Georgia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- French Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abydel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Dover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Hill
- Bryantsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hillham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Cale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cale is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scarlet. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scarlet.
Newspapers Published in Scarlet ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scarlet.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scarlet, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scarlet.
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 Scarlet:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Washington 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> | 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 Scarlet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scarlet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |