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 Tighe (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 Tighe. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Tighe is located in Vermillion 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 Vermillion County: Edgar (IL), Vermilion (IL), Fountain, Parke, Vigo & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Tighe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tighe:
- Vermillion County (The home county of Tighe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Universal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Sandytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Fairview Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Summit Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eugene
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eugene is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Cloverland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Bee Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Perth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Staunton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Benwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Cory
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Art
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Fountain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Harveysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Kingman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- Waveland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Numa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- West Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Rosedale has also been known as:
- Roseville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <1>
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Montezuma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Billie Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Annapolis is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
- Nyesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nyesville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyesville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Portland Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Reelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Farmersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Vigo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Libertyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Barnhart Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Spelterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Liggett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- North Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Terre Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Sandcut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandcut is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandcut
- Toad Hop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Farrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Marshall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Snyder is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Cleone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Oilfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Coles County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Rardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rardin is located in Coles County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Douglas County (IL)
- Newman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Huffmanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Kentucky
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Scottland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Archie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Indianola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sidell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Meeks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Allerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tighe, see our County-by-County Page for Tighe.
Cemeteries Near Tighe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tighe.
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 Tighe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tighe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Shirley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stults Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Tighe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tighe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tighe, with the one closest to Tighe listed first.
- Libertyville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Clays Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Bernice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Marley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Atherton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Hudnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Ferrel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
- Logan
(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 Tighe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tighe.
Newspapers Published in Tighe ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tighe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tighe, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tighe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Tighe:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vermillion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Montgomery County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vigo County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Edgar County
- Vermilion 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 from Point A (ie- Tighe) 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 Tighe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |