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 Waco (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 Waco. 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 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.
Waco is located in Davies's 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 Davies's County: Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Waco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waco:
- Davies's County (The home county of Waco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Alfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Plainville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Odon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elnora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Riceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Portersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Haysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ireland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dubois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Celestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Zoar
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Dongola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Oakland City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Giro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Mackey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hazleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Buckskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Patoka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Newberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Scotland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Plummer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Monroe City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Willis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Bicknell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ragsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Edwardsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Fritchton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Verne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Westphalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bruceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freelandville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freelandville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freelandville
- Decker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Williams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Silverville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Loogootee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Lacy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burns City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- French Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Abydel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Youngs Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Paoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Siberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siberia is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
- Sassafras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Otwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Highbank Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Algiers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- White Sulphur Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whiteoak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Alford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Velpen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Velpen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velpen
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glezen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Stendal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mariah Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Meinrad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rockport Junction is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Junction
- Santa Claus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kercheval
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Pigeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Heilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Lynnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Folsomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Graham Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waco, see our County-by-County Page for Waco.
Cemeteries Near Waco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waco.
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 Waco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- St. Patricks Glencoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Case Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Delectable Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delectable Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delectable Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Algiers.
- The Delectable Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bruler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2531721 <3>
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Chattin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Veale Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Waco had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Glendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Portersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Alfordsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Otwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Cumback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumback is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumback
- Algiers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Haysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Ireland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Martin is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Martin
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Oak is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Cannelburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waco.
Newspapers Published in Waco ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waco, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waco.
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 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 Waco:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Davies's County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Orange County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Spencer County
- Warrick 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waco) 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 Waco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |