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 Silex (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 Silex. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Silex is located in Owen 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 Owen County: Clay, Greene, Monroe, Morgan & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Silex. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silex:
- Owen County (The home county of Silex)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Gosport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Patricksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Arney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Helmsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Beanblossom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Spearsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spearsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Nashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gnaw Bone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Story
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Roadman Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roadman Corner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadman Corner
- Center Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clay City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eel River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Prairie City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Knightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knightsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
- Saline City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Art
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Billville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Hendricksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Solsberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Calvertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Tulip
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Worthington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Koleen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Elliston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Owensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Switz City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Hazelwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Stilesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Amo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reno is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Hadley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Cartersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Winchester is located in Hendricks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Banta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Anita ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anita is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Samaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Peoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peoga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoga
- Providence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Trafalgar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bargersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princes Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Smith Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Nineveh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Popcorn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Guthrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Judah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Springville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Camby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Stinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dolan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Highland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Stanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Kirksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrodsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Paragon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Minetree ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minetree is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minetree
- Minetree has also been known as:
- Billtown
- Meintree
- Menietree
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Eminence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Wilbur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilbur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur
- Mahalasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Monrovia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Hart is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hart
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Union is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Union
- Putnamville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Limedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Limedale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limedale
- Reelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Greencastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Groveland is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silex, see our County-by-County Page for Silex.
Cemeteries Near Silex ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silex.
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 Silex - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silex covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Gosport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Van Buskirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stierwalt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (391 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Combes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Silex in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silex.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silex, with the one closest to Silex listed first.
- Gosport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitaker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Romona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romona is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romona
- Stinesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Paragon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carp is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Alaska
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Wakeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wakeland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeland
- Ellettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cataract
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cataract is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
- Hyndsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hyndsdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndsdale
- Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silex. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silex.
Newspapers Published in Silex ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silex.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silex, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silex.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Silex:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Owen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Hendricks County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Putnam 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 Silex, 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- Silex) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |