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 Silverwood (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 Silverwood. 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.
Silverwood is located in Fountain 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 Fountain County: Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe, Vermillion & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Silverwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silverwood:
- Fountain County (The home county of Silverwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Covington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Layton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Layton is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Veedersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Bluff is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bluff
- Mellott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mellott is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Newtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newtown is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Attica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Perth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Waveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waynetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Yountsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yountsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yountsville
- Wingate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Market is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- North Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- New Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Grange Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grange Corner is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Montezuma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armiesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Marshall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rockville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Mecca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Nyesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Billie Creek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Portland Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Blakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blakesburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakesburg
- Tippecanoe County
- Odell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Odell is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Cayuga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eugene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tree Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tree Spring is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree Spring
- Gessie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gessie is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gessie
- Hillsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Rileysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Summit Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Libertyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Shepardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- New Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Fontanet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fontanet is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontanet
- Sandcut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Burnett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Harrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- North Terre Haute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Spelterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Terre Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baltimore is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- State Line City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Old Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- West Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Lebanon is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Williamsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hedrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sloan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Champaign County (IL)
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Champaign County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <1>
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Scottland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Kidley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Chrisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Clays Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Huffmanville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Metcalf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hume
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Kentucky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Belgium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Busenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Tilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <1>
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <1>
- Illiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Illiana is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silverwood, see our County-by-County Page for Silverwood.
Cemeteries Near Silverwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverwood.
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 Silverwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silverwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dotson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ephlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brockway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Isle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groenendyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Eugene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- The Norton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crowder Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86169 <2>
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 in 1895, Silverwood had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silverwood, with the one closest to Silverwood listed first.
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Eugene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Cayuga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cates is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Tangier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
- Coal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coal Creek is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Humrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Humrick is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humrick
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Yeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yeddo is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeddo
- Annapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silverwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silverwood.
Newspapers Published in Silverwood ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silverwood, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silverwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Silverwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Fountain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Tippecanoe County
- Vermillion County
- Vigo County
- Warren County
- Champaign County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 Silverwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silverwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |