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 Tobacco Landing (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 Tobacco Landing. 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 Tobacco Landing ...
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 Tobacco Landing: Tobacco Lndg. (or less commonly used: Tobacco Lndng.)
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 hospitals and 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.
Tobacco Landing is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Crawford, Floyd, Washington, Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY) & Meade (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Tobacco Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tobacco Landing:
- Harrison County (The home county of Tobacco Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Laconia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dogwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Glidas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glidas is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidas
- Mauckport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Valley City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Amsterdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arctic Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arctic Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic Springs
- Oak Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Starlight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Leavenworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Carefree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carefree is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree
- Jericho
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Beechwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Pilot Knob
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pilot Knob is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Milltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Grantsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grantsburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Marengo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Floyds Knobs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Galena is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Magnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gerald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gerald is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerald
- Leopold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Branchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Lilly Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lilly Dale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale
- Washington County
- Fredericksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Custer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Star is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Dyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Ammons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ammons is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons
- Chenaultt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chenaultt is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenaultt
- Constantine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Harned
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bullitt County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Cupio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cupio is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupio
- Pitt's Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pitt's Point is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt's Point
- Brooks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shepherdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bardstown Junction is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown Junction
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Fox Chase
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hunters Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunters Hollow is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Hebron Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hebron Estates is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Hillview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hillview is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
- Pioneer Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 people
- Lebanon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Terrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Terrace is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Terrace
- Prichard Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard Place is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard Place
- Dietz Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dietz Acres is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dietz Acres
- Vine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radcliff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Rineyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Perryville is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
- Kraft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kraft is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kraft
- Howe Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Howe Valley is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Valley
- Jefferson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Kosmosdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kosmosdale is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmosdale
- Valley Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasure Ridge Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Ridge Park
- Prairie Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Village is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
- Saint Dennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Dennis is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Dennis
- Fairdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hollyvilla is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyvilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
- South Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Park is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- Shively
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Park View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Park View is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
- Heritage Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Creek is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
- Former name for Heritage Creek:
- Minor Lane Heights
- Parkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parkland is located in Jefferson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
- Larue County (KY)
- Roanoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roanoke is located in Larue County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Meade County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Pilcher Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilcher Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Landing
- Hughes Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Landing is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Rock Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Brandenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastwood Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastwood Hills is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Hills
- Lickskillet
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Buck Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buck Grove is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Grahamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ekron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ekron is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Van Voorhis Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Van Voorhis Manor is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Manor
- Nelson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deatsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deatsville is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
- Nelsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Nelson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tobacco Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Tobacco Landing.
Cemeteries Near Tobacco Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tobacco Landing.
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 Tobacco Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tobacco Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Crosie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beswick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ditto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stallings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woolrich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Tobacco Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tobacco Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tobacco Landing, with the one closest to Tobacco Landing listed first.
- Laconia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandenburg Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandenburg Station is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg Station
- Rock Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Haven is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
- Brandenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Evans Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evans Landing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howard is located in Hardin County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Dogwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Mauckport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ekron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ekron is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Garrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garrett is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Grahamton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamton is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Muldraugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tobacco Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tobacco Landing.
Newspapers Published in Tobacco Landing ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tobacco Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tobacco Landing, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tobacco Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tobacco Landing:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Crawford County
- Floyd County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Hardin County
- Jefferson County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Nelson 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 Tobacco Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tobacco Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |