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 Willow Valley (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 Willow Valley. 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 Willow Valley ...
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 Willow Valley: Willow Vly. (or less commonly used: Willow Vally. or Willow Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Willow Valley is located in Martin 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 Martin County: Davies's, Dubois, Greene, Lawrence & Orange.
Below are the counties that are near Willow Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Valley:
- Martin County (The home county of Willow Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Loogootee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Burns City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Crane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Riceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riceville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Eckerty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Taswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- English
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Alfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Cannelburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Odon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Elnora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Capehart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Capehart is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capehart
- Graham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sandy Hook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Hillham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hillham is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillham
- Norton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Dubois
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Haysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Portersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Portersville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Celestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Schnellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Schnellville is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnellville
- Ireland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birdseye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Anthony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kyana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kyana is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyana
- Huntingburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Owensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Koleen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Mineral City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Newberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Plummer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Solsberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elliston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Tulip
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Lyons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Switz City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Sandborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Edwardsport is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Huron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Georgia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Silverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Coxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Hartleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Spring Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Oolitic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Harrodsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Kirksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Stanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- West Baden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- French Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abydel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abydel
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Youngs Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Creek is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Creek
- Bromer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bromer is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromer
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Mahan Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahan Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Crossing
- Trotter Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trotter Crossing is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Crossing
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Highbank Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highbank Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank Town
- Otwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otwell is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell
- Algiers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Algiers is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- White Sulphur Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteoak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Saltillo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Claysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Campbellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Livonia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Smedley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- Hardinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Valley.
Cemeteries Near Willow Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Valley.
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 Willow Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McBrides Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grodey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Willow Valley had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Valley, with the one closest to Willow Valley listed first.
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironton is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Huron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dover Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Hill
- Cale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cale is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cale
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Georgia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Orangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Bryantsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsville
- West Baden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Baden Springs is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Loogootee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- French Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Valley.
Newspapers Published in Willow Valley ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Valley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Willow Valley:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Martin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Davies's County
- Dubois County
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Monroe County
- Orange County
- Pike County
- Washington 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> | 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 Willow Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willow Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |