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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 Seymour (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 Seymour. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Seymour is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Bartholomew, Brown, Jennings, Lawrence, Scott & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Seymour. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seymour:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Seymour)
  • Bartholomew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Jonesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
      • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
    • Elizabethtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Village
      • Bethel Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • North Ogilville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Bartholomew County
    • Jewell Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
      • Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
    • Grammer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Petersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Corn Brook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stony Lonesome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Hartsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown County
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Underwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Underwood is located in Clark County
    • Nabb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nabb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
      • Nabb is located in Clark County
    • Henryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Marysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Clark County
  • Decatur County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Deputy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deputy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deputy
      • Deputy is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deputy <3>
    • Dupont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dupont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <3>
    • Middlefork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middlefork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
      • Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Middlefork
      • From Seymour to Middlefork
    • Kent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Seymour to Kent
    • Smyrna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bryantsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bryantsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
      • Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bryantsburg
      • From Seymour to Bryantsburg
    • Chelsea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
    • Madison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
  • Jennings County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Edinburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nineveh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Peoga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
      • Peoga is located in Johnson County
    • Princes Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princes Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
      • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Lawrence County
  • Ripley County
    • Holton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Ripley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Austin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marshfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marshfield
      • From Seymour to Marshfield
    • Scottsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
    • Blocher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Scott County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <3>
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flat Rock <3>
    • Norristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.
    • Little York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
      • Little York is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Plattsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Seymour to Kossuth
    • Harristown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harristown
      • From Seymour to Harristown
    • South Boston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Salem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
      • Bartle is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bartle
      • From Seymour to Bartle
    • Smedley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smedley
      • From Seymour to Smedley
    • Campbellsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saltillo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seymour, see our County-by-County Page for Seymour.

Cemeteries Near Seymour ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seymour.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seymour covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.

  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Crane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Driftwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driftwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driftwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knabb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glasson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glasson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cortland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cortland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cortland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chestnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Barkman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Durland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Seymour had a population of 5,337 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Seymour had a population of 20,096 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Seymour, with the one closest to Seymour listed first.

  • Rockford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Rockford is located in Jackson County
  • Fleming
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Peters Switch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Switch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
    • Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Reddington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddington
    • Reddington is located in Jackson County
  • Shields
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Jackson County
  • Jonesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
    • Jonesville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
  • Dudleytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hayden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Retreat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Azalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Azalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
    • Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
  • Surprise
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Surprise is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Waynesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesville
      • Waynesville is located in Bartholomew County
    • Ewing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Ewing is located in Jackson County
    • Brownstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seymour. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seymour.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Seymour ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seymour.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Seymour. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Seymour and those printed in the larger area surrounding Seymour.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5> of Seymour.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Seymour:

The official website for Seymour: www.seymourcity.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seymour) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seymour. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9594, Longitude: -85.8891    
<6>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 Seymour, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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