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 Swanville (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 Swanville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Swanville is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Clark, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, Switzerland, Carroll (KY) & Trimble (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Swanville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swanville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Swanville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Deputy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middlefork is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefork
- Dupont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bryantsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Manville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Brooksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brooksburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Canaan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Nabb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- New Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Otisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Underwood is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
- Vesta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Sunset Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Henryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd County
- Floyds Knobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Crothersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Dudleytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Kriete Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kriete Corner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kriete Corner
- Fleming
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Seymour
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Brownstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Paris Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Crossing is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Crossing
- Commiskey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- San Jacinto is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
- Grayford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Grayford is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayford
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Four Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- North Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hayden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
- Butlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Queensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Ohio County
- Bear Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Cross Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Holton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blocher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Marshfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marshfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
- Scottsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Switzerland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Lamb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lamb is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Moorefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moorefield is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Avonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avonburg is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avonburg
- Bennington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennington is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Vevay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Little York
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Bartle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- South Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- Harristown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- New Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Pekin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
- Plattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Kossuth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Locust
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Prestonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Prestonville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- English
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- English is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Langstaff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langstaff
- Easterday
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterday
- Ghent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Worthville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Henry County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Pendleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turners Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turners Station is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Station
- Jericho
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- New Castle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coldstream
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coldstream is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
- Green Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Spring is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Harrods Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Barbourmeade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barbourmeade is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourmeade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
- Brownsboro Farm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro Farm is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Farm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Glenview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenview is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
- Hills and Dales
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Manor Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Manor Creek is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Ten Broeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ten Broeck is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Broeck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Oldham County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russell Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Goshen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Harmony Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmony Village is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Buckner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- River Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- River Bluff is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- La Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Park Lake is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lake
- Crestwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Grass Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
- Ballardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Pewee Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owen County (KY)
- Moxley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Moxley is located in Owen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley
- Trimble County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Trout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swanville, see our County-by-County Page for Swanville.
Cemeteries Near Swanville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swanville.
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 Swanville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swanville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slippery Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Landon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (402 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Hanover.
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
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 Swanville had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swanville, with the one closest to Swanville listed first.
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saluda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saluda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
- Hanover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blocher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Nabb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Volga is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- New Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Marble Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Trout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- New Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Frankfort is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Frankfort
- Otto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Deputy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swanville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swanville.
Newspapers Published in Swanville ...
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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swanville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swanville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swanville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Swanville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Floyd County
- Jackson County
- Jennings County
- Ohio County
- Ripley County
- Scott County
- Switzerland County
- Washington County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Trimble 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Swanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |