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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 Spelterville (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 Spelterville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Spelterville is located in Vigo County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties 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 Spelterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spelterville:

  • Vigo County     (The home county of Spelterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Terre Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terre Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
      • Terre Town is located in Vigo County
    • North Terre Haute
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Terre Haute have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
      • North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
    • Barnhart Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
      • Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
    • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
      • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is located in Vigo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods <2>
    • Sandcut
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Terre Haute
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Burnett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Shepardsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
    • New Goshen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liggett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toad Hop
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Terre Haute
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Cloverland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Billtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Staunton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
    • Bee Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Turner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turner
      • From Spelterville to Turner
    • Perth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perth
      • From Spelterville to Perth
    • Billville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brazil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
      • Benwood is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benwood
      • From Spelterville to Benwood
    • Art
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Carbon is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Knightsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
      • Knightsville is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Fountain County
    • Kingman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
      • Kingman is located in Fountain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Jasonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilmour
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Midland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Greene County
  • Montgomery County
    • Waveland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Waveland is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <2>
  • Owen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Denmark
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patricksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
      • Patricksburg is located in Owen County
    • Atkinsonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Parke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • West Atherton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Numa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mecca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Mecca is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Bridgeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Armiesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Montezuma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
      • Montezuma is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <2>
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Parke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
    • Billie Creek Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billie Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Creek Village
      • Billie Creek Village is located in Parke County
    • Ferndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Parke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Spelterville to Ferndale
    • Nyesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmore
      • Bellmore is located in Parke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bellmore
      • From Spelterville to Bellmore
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Reelsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
      • Reelsville is located in Putnam County
    • Portland Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
      • Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
    • Limedale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Putnamville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnamville
      • Putnamville is located in Putnam County
    • Greencastle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Sullivan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Farmersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Fairbanks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
      • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
    • Scott City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hymera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
      • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Shelburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
      • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <2>
    • Graysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sullivan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Vermillion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Universal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
      • Universal is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
    • Clinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
      • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
    • Sandytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blanford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Bernice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
    • Dana
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • Cayuga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
    • Eugene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Clark County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Farrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weaver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Livingston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Snyder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snyder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snyder
      • From Spelterville to Snyder
    • Clark Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • West Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
    • York
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
    • Melrose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
      • Cleone is located in Clark County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cleone
      • From Spelterville to Cleone
  • Crawford County (IL)
    • West York
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
      • West York is located in Crawford County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <2>
  • Edgar County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.
    • Elbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elbridge
      • From Spelterville to Elbridge
    • Vermilion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Huffmanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kentucky
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
      • Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kentucky
      • From Spelterville to Kentucky
    • Nevins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nevins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
      • Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nevins
      • From Spelterville to Nevins
    • Clays Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oliver
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oliver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oliver
      • From Spelterville to Oliver
    • Kidley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
    • Logan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Ridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Raven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Conlogue
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conlogue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
      • Conlogue is located in Edgar County (IL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Conlogue
      • From Spelterville to Conlogue
  • Vermilion County (IL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spelterville, see our County-by-County Page for Spelterville.

Cemeteries Near Spelterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spelterville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spelterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.

  • Markles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denny Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roselawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasantview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasantview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasantview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coltrin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coltrin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coltrin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steveson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steveson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steveson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (407 more) ...

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.<5>

While we didn't find Spelterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spelterville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Spelterville, with the one closest to Spelterville listed first.

  • Markles
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
    • Markles is located in Vigo County
  • Tecumseh
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
  • Otter Creek Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Junction
    • Otter Creek Junction is located in Vigo County
  • Terre Haute
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Burnett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Atherton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atherton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
    • Atherton is located in Vigo County
  • New Goshen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Swalls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swalls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
    • Swalls is located in Vigo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Swalls
    • From Spelterville to Swalls
  • Seelyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Sandford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
    • Sandford is located in Vigo County
  • Farrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spelterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spelterville.

Newspapers Published in Spelterville ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spelterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spelterville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spelterville.

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 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 Spelterville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spelterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Spelterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Spelterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spelterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5277, Longitude: -87.3981    









 

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