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 Yankeetown (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 Yankeetown. 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 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.
Yankeetown is located in Warrick 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 Warrick County: Dubois, Gibson, Pike, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Daviess (KY) & Henderson (KY).
Below are the counties that are near Yankeetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yankeetown:
- Warrick County (The home county of Yankeetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Dayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Baugh City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Stevenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- De Gonia Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Eames
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eames is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eames
- Tennyson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Folsomville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Folsomville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- Elberfeld
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dubois County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar is located in Dubois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Buckskin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Haubstadt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Oakland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mounts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Spurgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Stendal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Oakland City Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Blairsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Caborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Cynthiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wadesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Bufkin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Richland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Reo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reo is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Rock Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chrisney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pigeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Gentryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kercheval is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kercheval
- Vanderburgh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Smythe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Melody Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McCutchanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Cypress
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Darmstadt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Stacer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Armstrong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Birk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Owensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Maceo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Yelvington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Moseleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Ensor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Browns Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Philpot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Utica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Lewisport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Hawesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Carlinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Spottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Baskett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Hebbardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Niagara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Smith Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Hopkins County (KY)
- Jewel City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- McLean County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Buel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buel is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Calhoun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (KY)
- Buford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Ohio County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Webster County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Sebree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Onton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Onton is located in Webster County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Poole
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yankeetown, see our County-by-County Page for Yankeetown.
Cemeteries Near Yankeetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yankeetown.
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 Yankeetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yankeetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Bates Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vanada Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brickwall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hedge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Graff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Broshears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Yankeetown had a population of 209 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yankeetown, with the one closest to Yankeetown listed first.
- Carlinburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Hatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Scuffletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scuffletown is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scuffletown
- Reed
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Newman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Boonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baskett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Bluff City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Birk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yankeetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yankeetown.
Newspapers Published in Yankeetown ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yankeetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yankeetown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yankeetown.
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 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 Yankeetown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Warrick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dubois County
- Gibson County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Daviess County
- Hancock County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- McLean County
- Ohio County
- Webster 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 Yankeetown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yankeetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |