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 Stanley (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 Stanley. 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 and 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.
Stanley is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Stanley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stanley:
- Warrick County (The home county of Stanley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Graham Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elberfeld
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheatonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- De Gonia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Stevenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Eames
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Davies's County
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huntingburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ireland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferdinand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Anthony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Portersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Buckskin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Oakland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Francisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Haubstadt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dongola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Decker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Willis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stendal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Winslow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Velpen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- White Sulphur Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Alford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Cynthiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Poseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wadesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hepburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Caborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Oliver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Barrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Bufkin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Pigeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Richland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kercheval
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Lincoln City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Chrisney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Clay City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Daylight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- McCutchanville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Inglefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stacer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Melody Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Darmstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Smythe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Evansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Kasson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Birk City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Maceo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Curdsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Yelvington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Owensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (KY)
- Lewisport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Carlinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baskett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Reed
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stanley, see our County-by-County Page for Stanley.
Cemeteries Near Stanley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanley.
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 Stanley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lynnville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Susett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kilpatrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Albright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Albright Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Mackey.
- The Albright Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84148 <3>
- Townsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stanley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stanley, with the one closest to Stanley listed first.
- Lynnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eby
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eby is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eby
- Buckskin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Elberfeld
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mackey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Elliott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Scalesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scalesville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalesville
- Spurgeon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gudgel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gudgel is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudgel
- Earle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Folsomville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stanley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanley.
Newspapers Published in Stanley ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stanley.
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 Stanley:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Wabash County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stanley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Stanley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |