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 Cincinnati (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 Cincinnati. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cincinnati is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clay, Davies's, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Owen & Sullivan.
Below are the counties that are near Cincinnati. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cincinnati:
- Greene County (The home county of Cincinnati)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Solsberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Owensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Koleen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Hendricksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Tulip
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulip is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Calvertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvertville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvertville
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Elliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elliston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Plummer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plummer is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Story
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Story is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Helmsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helmsburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmsburg
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beanblossom is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beanblossom
- Beanblossom has also been known as:
- Bean Blossom
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Howesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howesville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howesville
- Clay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Coalmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalmont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Eel River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Davies's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Odon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elnora is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Plainville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainville is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Cannelburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelburg is located in Davies's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Norman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Houston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Kurtz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Sandborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sandborn is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandborn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Westphalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Popcorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Judah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Judah is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judah
- Silverville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Guthrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Oolitic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Coxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Crane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Burns City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns City is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
- Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loogootee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lacy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Stanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Harrodsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Clear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stinesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stinesville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Dolan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dolan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Unionville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Paragon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mahalasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Taggart Crossing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taggart Crossing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taggart Crossing
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Orleans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Arney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arney is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Gosport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Patricksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Patricksburg is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricksburg
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Atkinsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atkinsonville is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinsonville
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Dugger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gambill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gambill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill
- Jericho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scotchtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scotchtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cincinnati, see our County-by-County Page for Cincinnati.
Cemeteries Near Cincinnati ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cincinnati.
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 Cincinnati - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cincinnati covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Flynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmichael Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Duke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dishman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Rush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cincinnati had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cincinnati, with the one closest to Cincinnati listed first.
- Hobbieville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hobbieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
- Tanner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tanner is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Solsberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Popcorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Buenavista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buenavista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenavista
- Stanford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Koleen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Koleen is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koleen
- Owensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Mineral City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Victor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Victor is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Hendricksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cincinnati. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cincinnati.
Newspapers Published in Cincinnati ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cincinnati.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cincinnati, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cincinnati.
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 Cincinnati:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clay County
- Davies's County
- Jackson County
- Knox County
- Lawrence County
- Martin County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Orange County
- Owen County
- Sullivan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cincinnati, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cincinnati) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |