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 Shorts Corner (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 Shorts Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Shorts Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Shorts Corner: Shorts Cor. (or less commonly used: Shorts Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Shorts Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Shorts Corner may originally have been Short's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Shorts Corner might be written as Short Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shorts Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shorts Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Shorts Corner is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Lawrence, Orange & Scott.
Below are the counties that are near Shorts Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shorts Corner:
- Washington County (The home county of Shorts Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- New Pekin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Smedley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Bartle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Campbellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Kossuth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Borden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Broom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Starlight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Bennettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Henryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatecut
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slatecut is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatecut
- Sellersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Speed
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Speed is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Underwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Milltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Carefree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- English
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Leavenworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Fredonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Jericho
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Floyds Knobs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- New Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Corydon Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- Depauw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Crandall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Frenchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Medora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Vallonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crothersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Brownstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dudleytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- New Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Bono
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Fort Ritner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Stonington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Tunnelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Lawrenceport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Spring Mill Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Georgia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Bromer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Mahan Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Chambersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Leipsic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Paoli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abydel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- French Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Scottsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Austin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Parkland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Shively
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- German Town is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Town
- Glenview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Harrods Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mockingbird Valley is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockingbird Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Parkway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Audubon Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Meade County (KY)
- Cedar Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Harmony Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Goshen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- River Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shorts Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Shorts Corner.
Cemeteries Near Shorts Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shorts Corner.
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 Shorts Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shorts Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Voyles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rickerd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue River Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Blue River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith - Miller Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hiestand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Becks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Martinsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra 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>
While we didn't find Shorts Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shorts Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shorts Corner, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Organ Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farabee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farabee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farabee
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Borden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Central Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central Barren is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Barren
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shorts Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shorts Corner.
Newspapers Published in Shorts Corner ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shorts Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shorts Corner, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shorts Corner.
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 Shorts Corner:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Orange County
- Scott County
- Jefferson County
- Meade County
- Oldham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Shorts Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shorts Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |