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 Selvin (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 Selvin. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Selvin 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 Selvin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Selvin:
- Warrick County (The home county of Selvin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Heilman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Folsomville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- De Gonia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 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
- Elberfeld
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheatonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Taswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- 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
- Alfordsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Zoar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ireland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kyana
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Portersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Celestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Haysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Mackey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Dongola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Francisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Warrenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Fort Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Haubstadt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Giro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Knox County
- Willis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- 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 Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Siberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Bristow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Ranger
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Apalona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Tell City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Leopold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Stendal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Velpen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakland City Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteoak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Otwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Glezen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Algiers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Alford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Highbank Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Mariah Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Santa Claus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Chrisney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Daylight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Melody Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Smythe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Inglefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stacer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Darmstadt
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Maceo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Ensor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Birk City
(30 miles [48.3 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)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Lewisport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hawesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Carlinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Baskett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Selvin, see our County-by-County Page for Selvin.
Cemeteries Near Selvin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Selvin.
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 Selvin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Selvin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Avery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Augustana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wetherill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Log Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Barrenfork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leslie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison 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 Selvin had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Selvin, with the one closest to Selvin listed first.
- Heilman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Stendal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Holland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scalesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Folsomville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Johnsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnsburg is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Selvin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Selvin.
Newspapers Published in Selvin ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Selvin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Selvin, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Selvin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Selvin:
- 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
- Martin County
- Perry County
- Pike 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 Selvin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Selvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |