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 Southwood (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 Southwood. 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 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.
Southwood is located in Vigo 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 Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near Southwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southwood:
- Vigo County (The home county of Southwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Taylorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Terre Haute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Terre Haute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Toad Hop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Liggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Barnhart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Glen Ayre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Swalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Cory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Cloverland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Staunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Art
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Billtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Saline City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Turner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Eel River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Prairie City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Bee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Jasonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmour is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmour
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Hoosier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoosier is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier
- White Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Rose is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose
- Linton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Atkinsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Arney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- West Atherton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Bridgeton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Billie Creek Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ferndale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Nyesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Reelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Putnamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Putnamville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Farmersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scott City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Hymera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Shelburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Sullivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
- Dugger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Gambill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Merom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Universal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blanford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Fairview Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Sandytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Saint Bernice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Farrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- West Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clark Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- West York
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hutsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Crawford County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Annapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Elbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Vermilion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Kentucky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Huffmanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Bell Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Clays Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kidley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Conlogue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Grandview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southwood, see our County-by-County Page for Southwood.
Cemeteries Near Southwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southwood.
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 Southwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Hull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Durham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (431 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Southwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Prairieton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Terre Haute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Swalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Markles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Farrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hutton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Seelyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Vigo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Prairie Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Otter Creek Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southwood.
Newspapers Published in Southwood ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Southwood:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Greene County
- Owen County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Edgar 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 Southwood, 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 from Point A (ie- Southwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |