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 Philomath (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 Philomath. 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 and hospitals 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.
Philomath is located in Union 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 Union County: Fayette, Franklin, Wayne, Butler (OH) & Preble (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Philomath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Philomath:
- Union County (The home county of Philomath)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Yankee Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Saint Leon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Saint Maurice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Springersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Connersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Everton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Nulltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Brookville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Metamora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Peoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Oak Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Scipio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Straughn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Millville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mooreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Messick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Castle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dunreith
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spiceland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ogden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Foley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Bloomingport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Arba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Losantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Spartanburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Rural
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Falmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Mays
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Milroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beesons
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Pennville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Cambridge City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Butler County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Contreras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reily
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reily is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily
- Scipio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Bunker Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Hanover ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Millville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Butler County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Okeana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Hollansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Castine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Long
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Wayne Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Fort Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Ithaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Arcanum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Kreitzer Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Pyrmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Wengerlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- New Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- College Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lake Lakengren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Morning Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eldorado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Euphemia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Philomath, see our County-by-County Page for Philomath.
Cemeteries Near Philomath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Philomath.
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 Philomath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Philomath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robinson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- United Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Methodist Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sering Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Philomath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Philomath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Philomath, with the one closest to Philomath listed first.
- Abington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Alquina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alquina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alquina
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Dunlapsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dunlapsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlapsville
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lotus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lotus is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
- Goodwins Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Philomath. See our List of 1890's Communities around Philomath.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Philomath ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Philomath.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Philomath. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Philomath and those printed in the larger area surrounding Philomath.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Philomath.
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 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 Philomath:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Wayne County
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Montgomery County
- Preble 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 Philomath, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Philomath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |