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 Scottsville (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 Scottsville. 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 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.
Scottsville is located in Floyd 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 Floyd County: Clark, Harrison, Washington & Jefferson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Scottsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scottsville:
- Floyd County (The home county of Scottsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floyds Knobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Starlight
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Borden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Blackiston Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Sellersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Speed
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Slatecut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prather
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prather is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Milltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Leavenworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fredonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Palmyra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crandall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- New Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Locust Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Corydon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Frenchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- New Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Crothersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Retreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Chelsea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Deputy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Trotter Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Bromer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Scottsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Marshfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Blocher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- New Pekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Bartle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- South Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Hardinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Smedley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Kossuth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Campbellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Brooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Pioneer Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Cupio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Fox Chase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hebron Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hillview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Shepherdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Parkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Harrods Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Dennis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Shively
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- German Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Glenview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Mockingbird Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Riverwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverwood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Rolling Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Fields is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fields
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Audubon Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Bellewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellewood is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Pilcher Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Cedar Flat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Hughes Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Oolite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Harmony Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- River Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Goshen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Orchard Grass Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Park Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Pewee Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crestwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scottsville, see our County-by-County Page for Scottsville.
Cemeteries Near Scottsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scottsville.
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 Scottsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scottsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Mt. Eden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chapel Hill Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Of The Knobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- The Atkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atkins Chapel Cemetery
- Atkins Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991752 <2>
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85210 <2>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buttontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship UB Church Cemetery
- Grant Line Cemetery
- Grant Line UMC Cemetery
- Six Mile Switch Cemetery
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- St. Joseph Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Scottsville had a population of 135 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scottsville, with the one closest to Scottsville listed first.
- Galena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Broom Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- New Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Borden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Floyds Knobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Martinsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Byrneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Sellersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scottsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scottsville.
Newspapers Published in Scottsville ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scottsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scottsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scottsville.
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 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 Scottsville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Floyd County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Washington County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Oldham 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 Scottsville, 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- Scottsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |