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 Sexton (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 Sexton. 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 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.
Sexton is located in Rush 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 Rush County: Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Henry & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Sexton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sexton:
- Rush County (The home county of Sexton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Mays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Gowdy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Bartholomew County
- Rugby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Saint Omer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Germantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Maurice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Greensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- New Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Oakville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Daleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nulltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Springersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Everton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Andersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Laurel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Yellow Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Oldenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Brookville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- Luxhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Charlottesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Shirley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warrington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Mohawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Denny Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Dunreith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spiceland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Straughn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Grant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Kennard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Corwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- New Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- Needham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Markleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Acton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Losantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ripley County
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Gwynneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Rays Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Knighthood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Fountaintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Beech Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Hildebrand Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Shelbyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Yankee Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Billingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Beesons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Cambridge City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- East Germantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Pennville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Hagerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greens Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sexton, see our County-by-County Page for Sexton.
Cemeteries Near Sexton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sexton.
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 Sexton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sexton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- The Raleigh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Raleigh Cemetery
- Raleigh Zion Cemetery
- Rayleigh Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975624 <2>
- Ball Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Rushville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84538 <2>
- Hinchman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reddick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ben Davis Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Davis Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ben Davis Creek Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Rushville.
- The Ben Davis Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Davis Creek Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300611 <2>
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sexton had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sexton, with the one closest to Sexton listed first.
- Mays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Gings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Farmers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmers is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Ogden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mauzy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mauzy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauzy
- Falmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sexton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sexton.
Newspapers Published in Sexton ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sexton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sexton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sexton.
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 either 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 Sexton:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Rush County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Decatur County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Johnson County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Ripley County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne 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' (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- Sexton) 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 Sexton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |