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 Wheeling (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 Wheeling. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Wheeling is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Wabash (IL), White (IL), Knox, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh & Warrick.
Below are the counties that are near Wheeling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wheeling:
- Gibson County (The home county of Wheeling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Francisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Dongola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dongola is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Giro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Giro is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Hazleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Oakland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Patoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mackey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Buckskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Fort Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haubstadt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Sandy Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Capehart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Cannelburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Portersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Huntingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Decker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Willis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willis is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Monroe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Beal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beal is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Verne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Verne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Fritchton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Vincennes
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Bruceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale
- Bicknell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Busseron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Busseron is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Edwardsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Oatsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
- Oakland City Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alford is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
- Winslow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spurgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Algiers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Whiteoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Highbank Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Otwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Stendal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Cynthiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Stewartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Griffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Hepburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Stacer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Inglefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Daylight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Darmstadt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- McCutchanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Melody Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Kasson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Smythe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Wheatonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elberfeld
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Graham Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Baugh City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Folsomville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Chandler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Heilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heilman is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilman
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stevenson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- De Gonia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Browns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Bone Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Lawrence County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Saint Francisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Russellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County (IL)
- Berryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Mount Carmel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Orio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orio is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Keensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wheeling, see our County-by-County Page for Wheeling.
Cemeteries Near Wheeling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wheeling.
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 Wheeling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wheeling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Kirk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kirk - McRoberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hussey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hussey Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Princeton.
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- McConnell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163850 <3>
- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trippet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Decker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Wheeling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wheeling.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeling, with the one closest to Wheeling listed first.
- Oatsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Francisco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Rumble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rumble is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patoka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Gudgel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gudgel is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudgel
- Decker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Glezen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Bowman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- King
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- King is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Littles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Littles is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles
- Iona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Iona is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wheeling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wheeling.
Newspapers Published in Wheeling ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wheeling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wheeling, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wheeling.
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 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 Wheeling:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Lawrence County
- Richland County
- Wabash County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheeling) 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 Wheeling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |