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 Scottsburg (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 Scottsburg. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Scottsburg is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Davies's, Dubois, Gibson, Knox & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Scottsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsburg:
- Pike County (The home county of Scottsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Spurgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Velpen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Glezen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Algiers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Otwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Oatsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Alford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 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
- 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 Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Alfordsville
(23 miles [37 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
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ireland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Kyana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Celestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dubois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Oakland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mackey
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Warrenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Giro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Haubstadt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Patoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Willis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Decker
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Verne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Beal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Fritchton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Martin County
- Windom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Siberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Cynthiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Rockport Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Mariah Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City
(23 miles [37 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
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Daylight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Stacer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Darmstadt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Melody Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Smythe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Armstrong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Graham Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Folsomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Heilman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Wheatonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Eames
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elberfeld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Gonia Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Wabash County (IL)
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Carlinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsburg.
Cemeteries Near Scottsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsburg.
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 Scottsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- New Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Log Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albright Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mackey.
- The Albright Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84148 <2>
- Townsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Scottsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scottsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsburg, with the one closest to Scottsburg listed first.
- Spurgeon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Arthur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Augusta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Stendal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Ayrshire
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ayrshire is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
- Scalesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Survant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Survant is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Velpen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Oakland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gudgel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gudgel is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudgel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selvin is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selvin
- Littles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsburg.
Newspapers Published in Scottsburg ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsburg, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsburg.
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 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 Scottsburg:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Wabash 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Scottsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Scottsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |