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 Sulphur Springs (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 Sulphur Springs. 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 Sulphur Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sulphur Springs: Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: Sulphur Spngs. or Sulphur Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sulphur Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sulphur Springs.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dubois, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Washington & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Sulphur Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs:
- Crawford County (The home county of Sulphur Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Sulphur
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Beechwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Jericho
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- West Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Grantsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carefree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilot Knob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Taswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Birdseye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Kyana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Celestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ferdinand
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Huntingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- New Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Frenchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Valley City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Depauw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Depauw is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depauw
- Ramsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Central
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glidas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corydon Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Corydon Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon Junction
- New Salisbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crandall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crandall is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dogwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Martin County
- Windom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Youngs Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Trotter Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Paoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- French Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Abydel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- West Baden Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Bromer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Saint Croix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Apalona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apalona is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalona
- Leopold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sassafras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Derby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ranger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ranger is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
- Bristow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siberia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Gerald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Lilly Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Saint Meinrad
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Evanston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Mariah Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Santa Claus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Kercheval
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Hardinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Chenaultt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Ammons
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Union Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Stephensport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stephensport is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensport
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hardinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Hawesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Roberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Beechland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
- Cedar Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Andyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andyville is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Rhodelia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Battletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- Cold Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Oolite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lodale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lodale is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodale
- Payneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sulphur Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Sulphur Springs.
Cemeteries Near Sulphur Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs.
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 Sulphur Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jeffries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Senn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woolums Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fessler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hedden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Doan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Luxenburger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- German Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Sulphur Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sulphur Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sulphur Springs, with the one closest to Sulphur Springs listed first.
- Oriole
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- West Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Grantsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Branchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Saint Croix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Cape Sandy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
- Leavenworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Doolittle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Doolittle Mills is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle Mills
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sulphur Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sulphur Springs.
Newspapers Published in Sulphur Springs ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sulphur Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sulphur Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sulphur Springs.
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 helpful 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 Sulphur Springs:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Floyd County
- Harrison County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Spencer County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Hancock County
- Meade 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 Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |