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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Aaronsburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Aaronsburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aaronsburg, please Contact Us.
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 Aaronsburg (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 Aaronsburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Aaronsburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Morrow County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Aaronsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aaronsburg:
- Morrow County (The home county of Aaronsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Sparta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Cardington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Westfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Perrysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Galion
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crestline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Condit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- North Condit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- South Condit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- New Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Central College ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Westerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Flint ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Huber Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Blendon Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Gould Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Minerva Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Havens Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Gahanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Centerburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorema
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Five Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Lock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Green ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Highwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Way ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Waldo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Logan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Bellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Newville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lucas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maybee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Magnetic Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aaronsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Aaronsburg.
Cemeteries Near Aaronsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aaronsburg.
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 Aaronsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aaronsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lineweaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Biggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pagetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (500 more) ...
- Davy's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy's Cemetery
- The Davy's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Preacher Davey's Cemetery
- Preacher Daveys Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375381 <3>
- Hyatt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Aaronsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aaronsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Aaronsburg, with the one closest to Aaronsburg listed first.
- Sparta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Rich Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Centerburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marengo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pagetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Milfordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaskiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aaronsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aaronsburg.
Newspapers Published in Aaronsburg ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aaronsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aaronsburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aaronsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Aaronsburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Aaronsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Aaronsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |