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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 West New Goshen (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 West New Goshen. 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 West New Goshen ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West New Goshen: W. New Goshen
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
West New Goshen is located in Vigo 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 Vigo County: Clark (IL), Edgar (IL), Clay, Parke, Sullivan & Vermillion.
Below are the counties that are near West New Goshen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West New Goshen:
- Vigo County (The home county of West New Goshen)
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- New Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shepardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Barnhart Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
- Spelterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spelterville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelterville
- Liggett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liggett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett
- Terre Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Toad Hop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- North Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Cloverland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Bee Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Ridge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
- Billtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Staunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Perth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Turner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Benwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Billville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Billville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billville
- Brazil
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Cory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Art
(20 miles [32.2 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 West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Parke County
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- West Atherton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Numa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Bridgeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Billie Creek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Union is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Reelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reelsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reelsville
- Portland Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portland Mills is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Mills
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Farmersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Scott City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scott City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shelburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hymera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hymera is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
- Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
- Vermillion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Universal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Blanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Sandytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Saint Bernice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Summit Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Dana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cayuga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clark County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Livingston is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Marshall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clark Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Snyder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- West Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Coles County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Ashmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Crawford County (IL)
- West York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edgar County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huffmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Elbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Kentucky
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Clays Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kidley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Oliver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vermilion County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Ridge Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vermilion Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vermilion Grove is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion Grove
- Olivet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olivet is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Archie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archie is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
- Sidell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Busenville is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busenville
- Meeks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meeks is located in Vermilion County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West New Goshen, see our County-by-County Page for West New Goshen.
Cemeteries Near West New Goshen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West New Goshen.
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 West New Goshen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West New Goshen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- Ft. Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barbour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stults Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gymon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vermilion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Gorton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cummings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find West New Goshen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West New Goshen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West New Goshen, with the one closest to West New Goshen listed first.
- New Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandford is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandford
- Tecumseh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Libertyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atherton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Ferrel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrel is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrel
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Clark County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Markles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markles is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markles
- Otter Creek Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marley is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley
- Terre Haute
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West New Goshen. See our List of 1890's Communities around West New Goshen.
Newspapers Published in West New Goshen ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around West New Goshen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West New Goshen, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West New Goshen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 West New Goshen:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Vigo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Fountain County
- Parke County
- Putnam County
- Sullivan County
- Vermillion County
- Clark County
- Coles County
- Crawford 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> | 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 West New Goshen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West New Goshen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |