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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 Stampers Creek (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 Stampers Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Stampers Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Stampers Creek: Stampers Crk. (or less commonly used: Stampers Ck. or Stampers Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Stampers Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Stampers Creek may originally have been Stamper's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Stampers Creek might be written as Stamper Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.

Stampers Creek is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Stampers Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stampers Creek:

  • Orange County     (The home county of Stampers Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Mahan Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
    • Chambersburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Chambersburg is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
    • Bromer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bromer is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
    • Trotter Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
    • Paoli
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Leipsic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Leipsic is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
    • Orleans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngs Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
    • Abydel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Abydel is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
    • French Lick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Prospect
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • West Baden Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Borden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • New Providence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • New Providence is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
    • Broom Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Broom Hill is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
    • Starlight
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wilson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Marengo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • English
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Milltown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pilot Knob
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Taswell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Grantsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Eckerty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Carefree
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Carefree is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
    • Magnolia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Riceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Riceville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Sulphur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sulphur is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
    • West Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Fork is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
    • Beechwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Beechwood is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
  • Davies's County
    • Alfordsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Dubois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Norton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Norton is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Hillham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hillham is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
    • Birdseye
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Celestine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dubois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Schnellville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Schnellville is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
    • Kyana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kyana is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
    • Saint Anthony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haysville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Haysville is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Galena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Galena is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Georgetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Depauw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Depauw is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
    • Frenchtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
    • Palmyra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramsey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Bradford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradford is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • New Salisbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Corydon Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
    • Crandall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crandall is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Corydon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lanesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Medora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Medora is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
    • Vallonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Norman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Brownstown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kurtz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kurtz is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Stonington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stonington is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Bono
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bono is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Mitchell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Mill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
    • Lawrenceport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
    • Tunnelton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
    • Georgia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Georgia is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
    • Fort Ritner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
    • Hartleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
    • Crawford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Crawford is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Huron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Huron is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Leesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Leesville is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Bedford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Lacy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lacy is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • Windom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Windom is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
    • Mount Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Martin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Loogootee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Saint Croix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Branchville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Branchville is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Siberia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Siberia is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
    • Apalona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Apalona is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
    • Sassafras
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sassafras is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stampers Creek, with the one closest to Stampers Creek listed first.
    • Livonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Claysville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Claysville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
    • Saltillo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Hardinsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Campbellsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smedley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
    • Fredericksburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
    • Kossuth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
    • Harristown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Harristown is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
    • Plattsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • New Pekin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • New Pekin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • South Boston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • South Boston is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • Meade County (KY)
    • Cedar Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat

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

Cemeteries Near Stampers Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stampers Creek.

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 Stampers Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Copelin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Africa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Danners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Trimble Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Edward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Paoli Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sinking Spring Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Freed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (333 more) ...
    • Hardin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Freedom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Youngscreek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stampers Creek had a population of 80 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Chambersburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Chambersburg is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Syria
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Syria is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syria
  • Bromer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bromer is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
  • Lost River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost River is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
  • Paoli
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Livonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Livonia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Rego
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rego is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rego
  • Claysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Claysville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Leipsic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Leipsic is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Youngs Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
  • Valeene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Valeene is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
  • Hardinsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Orleans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Campbellsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Abydel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Abydel is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel

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

Newspapers Published in Stampers Creek ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stampers Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stampers Creek, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stampers Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stampers Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Stampers Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Stampers Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.