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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 Youngs Creek (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 Youngs Creek. 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 Youngs Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Youngs Creek: Youngs Crk. (or less commonly used: Youngs Ck. or Youngs Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Youngs Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Youngs Creek may originally have been Young's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Youngs Creek might be written as Young Creek.

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 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.

Youngs Creek is located in Orange County.

To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Crawford, Dubois, Lawrence, Martin & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Youngs Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Youngs Creek:

  • Orange County     (The home county of Youngs Creek)
  • Clark County
  • Crawford County
  • Davies's County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.
    • Alfordsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
      • Alfordsville is located in Davies's County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Cannelburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dubois County
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.
    • Greenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison County
  • Jackson County
  • Lawrence County
  • Martin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.
    • Windom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lacy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoals
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
      • Shoals is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoals <3>
    • Mount Olive
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Loogootee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.
    • Saint Croix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix
      • Saint Croix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Croix <3>
    • Branchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Perry County
    • Sassafras
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Apalona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Leopold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Magnet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bristow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
      • Bristow is located in Perry County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <3>
    • Dexter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dexter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dexter
      • From Youngs Creek to Dexter
    • Ranger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
      • Ranger is located in Perry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ranger
      • From Youngs Creek to Ranger
  • Spencer County
    • Saint Meinrad
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Meinrad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Meinrad
      • Saint Meinrad is located in Spencer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Meinrad <3>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.
    • Hardinsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Livonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
      • Livonia is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Claysville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fredericksburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
    • Saltillo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Campbellsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smedley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smedley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
      • Smedley is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Smedley
      • From Youngs Creek to Smedley
    • Salem
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Harristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • New Pekin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
      • New Pekin is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Kossuth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kossuth
      • From Youngs Creek to Kossuth
    • Plattsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Meade County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.
    • Roberta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roberta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta
      • Roberta is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Roberta
      • From Youngs Creek to Roberta
    • Cedar Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Wolf Creek is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Beechland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beechland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechland
      • Beechland is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beechland
      • From Youngs Creek to Beechland
    • Concordia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concordia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
      • Concordia is located in Meade County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Concordia
      • From Youngs Creek to Concordia
    • Battletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
      • Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
    • Oolite
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oolite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oolite
      • Oolite is located in Meade County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Youngs Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Youngs Creek.

Cemeteries Near Youngs Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Youngs Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Youngs Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.

  • Youngscreek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Paoli Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Africa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Africa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Africa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patoka Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patoka Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patoka Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patoka Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patoka Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patoka Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook - Tucker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Danners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swift Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swift Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swift Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...
    • Mathers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Copelin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copelin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copelin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Eden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Youngs Creek had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Youngs Creek, with the one closest to Youngs Creek listed first.

  • Greenbrier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Greenbrier is located in Orange County
  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Orange County
  • Fargo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
    • Fargo is located in Orange County
  • Valeene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeene
    • Valeene is located in Orange County
  • Paoli
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <3>
  • Chambersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abydel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stampers Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stampers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampers Creek
    • Stampers Creek is located in Orange County
  • Syria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syria
    • Syria is located in Orange County
  • West Baden Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • French Lick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • English
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <3>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Rego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rego
      • Rego is located in Orange County
    • Lost River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost River
      • Lost River is located in Orange County
    • Wickliffe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Crawford County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Youngs Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Youngs Creek.

Newspapers Published in Youngs Creek ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Youngs Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Youngs Creek, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Youngs Creek.

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 Youngs Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Youngs Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Youngs Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Youngs Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Youngs Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4787, Longitude: -86.4958    









 

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