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 Shelburn (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 Shelburn. 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 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.
Shelburn is located in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County: Clark (IL), Crawford (IL), Clay, Greene, Knox & Vigo.
Below are the counties that are near Shelburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelburn:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Shelburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Scott City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Hymera
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scotchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- New Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Dugger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gambill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Coalmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Howesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Eel River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Saline City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Cloverland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Center Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Staunton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Bowling Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Elnora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Gilmour
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Jasonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- White Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Linton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Switz City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Elliston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Oaktown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Freelandville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Sandborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Busseron
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Westphalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bicknell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bruceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Coal City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Arney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Patricksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Parke County
- West Atherton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Vermillion County
- Universal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Vigo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Youngstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Prairieton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Riley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Grange Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Taylorville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Terre Haute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Toad Hop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- West Terre Haute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Weaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Livingston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Farrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Clark Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Hogue Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Hutsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Heathsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Robinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Annapolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Oil Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Elbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Oliver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Nevins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Kentucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Birds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelburn, see our County-by-County Page for Shelburn.
Cemeteries Near Shelburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelburn.
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 Shelburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Little Flock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alkire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Farmersburg.
- The Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87340 <2>
- Chowning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Free Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Timmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Ridge 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 Shelburn had a population of 378 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelburn had a population of 1,222 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelburn, with the one closest to Shelburn listed first.
- Jackson Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Hill
- Sullivan
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Farmersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Farnsworth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farnsworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnsworth
- Fairbanks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Prairie Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Cass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cass is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Lewis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Pimento
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- New Lebanon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Dugger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jasonville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Shelburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelburn.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelburn ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelburn.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelburn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelburn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelburn.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Shelburn.
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 Shelburn:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar County
- Lawrence 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 Shelburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Shelburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |