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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 Velpen (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 Velpen. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Velpen is located in Pike County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pike County: Davies's, Dubois, Gibson, Knox & Warrick.

Below are the counties that are near Velpen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Velpen:

  • Pike County     (The home county of Velpen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • White Sulphur Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Whiteoak
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Otwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stendal
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
      • Stendal is located in Pike County
    • Winslow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
    • Algiers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spurgeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Oakland City Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City Junction
      • Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County
    • Highbank Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highbank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
      • Highbank Town is located in Pike County
    • Glezen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Petersburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crawford County
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Glendale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Hook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
      • Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandy Hook
      • From Velpen to Sandy Hook
    • Alfordsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Montgomery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <2>
    • Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cannelburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Graham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Davies's County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Graham
      • From Velpen to Graham
    • Capehart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Dubois County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Ireland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
      • Ireland is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <2>
    • Zoar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Holland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntingburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jasper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Portersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Haysville is located in Dubois County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Haysville
      • From Velpen to Haysville
    • Saint Anthony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ferdinand
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
      • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <2>
    • Celestine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celestine
      • Celestine is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celestine <2>
    • Dubois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
      • Dubois is located in Dubois County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <2>
    • Kyana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Dongola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakland City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Somerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mackey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckskin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckskin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
      • Buckskin is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buckskin
      • From Velpen to Buckskin
    • Francisco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
      • Francisco is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Douglas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Gibson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Douglas
      • From Velpen to Douglas
    • Giro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazleton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton
      • Hazleton is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazleton <2>
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fort Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
      • Fort Branch is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Branch <2>
    • Patoka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Willis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willis
      • From Velpen to Willis
    • Monroe City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
      • Monroe City is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
    • Wheatland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Decker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Verne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fritchton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ragsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
      • Ragsdale is located in Knox County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Windom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loogootee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lacy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <2>
  • Orange County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Bristow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <2>
    • Sassafras
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranger
      • From Velpen to Ranger
    • Saint Croix
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <2>
    • Apalona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Spencer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariah Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
      • Lincoln City is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln City <2>
    • Pigeon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pigeon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pigeon
      • From Velpen to Pigeon
    • Rockport Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kercheval
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kercheval. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
      • Kercheval is located in Spencer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kercheval
      • From Velpen to Kercheval
    • Santa Claus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
      • Clay City is located in Spencer County
    • Saint Meinrad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Meinrad
      • Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Meinrad <2>
    • Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Fulda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
      • Fulda is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulda <2>
  • Vanderburgh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Daylight
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stacer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stacer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
      • Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stacer
      • From Velpen to Stacer
    • Inglefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inglefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglefield
      • Inglefield is located in Vanderburgh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglefield <2>
  • Warrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.
    • Heilman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heilman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
      • Heilman is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heilman
      • From Velpen to Heilman
    • Folsomville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dickeyville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
      • Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickeyville
      • From Velpen to Dickeyville
    • Lynnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
      • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <2>
    • Graham Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tennyson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennyson
      • Tennyson is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tennyson <2>
    • Eames
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
      • Eames is located in Warrick County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eames
      • From Velpen to Eames
    • De Gonia Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wheatonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Boonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <2>
    • Elberfeld
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberfeld have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberfeld
      • Elberfeld is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberfeld <2>
    • Chandler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Chandler is located in Warrick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
  • Hancock County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Velpen, see our County-by-County Page for Velpen.

Cemeteries Near Velpen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Velpen.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Velpen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.

  • Walnut Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Risley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Risley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Risley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stillwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stillwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stillwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beadles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hobbs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruster Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruster Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruster Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vincent Christian Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mayo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Payne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Flat Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barre Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Velpen had a population of 217 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Velpen, with the one closest to Velpen listed first.

  • Pikeville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pikeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
    • Pikeville is located in Pike County
  • Survant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Survant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Survant
    • Survant is located in Pike County
  • Duff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
    • Duff is located in Dubois County
  • Augusta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Pike County
  • Stendal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stendal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
    • Stendal is located in Pike County
  • Ireland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Ireland is located in Dubois County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireland <2>
  • Otwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Winslow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
    • Winslow is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <2>
  • Ayrshire
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayrshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayrshire
    • Ayrshire is located in Pike County
  • Arthur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Pike County
  • Holland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntingburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Algiers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jasper
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Spurgeon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Velpen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Velpen.

Newspapers Published in Velpen ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Velpen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Velpen, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Velpen.

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 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 Velpen:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Velpen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Velpen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Velpen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Velpen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3553, Longitude: -87.1021    









 

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