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 Amity (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 Amity. 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 hospitals and 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.
Amity is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Amity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amity:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Amity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Post Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Trotwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Airhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Voyager Village West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- New Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kreitzer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Stillwater Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Pyrmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Poast Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Jacksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Middletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Miltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- South Middletown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Overpeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Kyles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Park Layne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Dodo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- North Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Limestone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Dialton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Green Hedges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- New Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pitsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Arcanum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Savona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- New Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Fort Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- 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
- Gettysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Beavercreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Roxanna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Xenia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- West Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Ginghamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Laura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Tipp City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alcony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gratis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Russia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Corwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Harveysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hageman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Williams County
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- Arba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whitewater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amity, see our County-by-County Page for Amity.
Cemeteries Near Amity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amity.
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 Amity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Hay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McNelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eversole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kreider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trissel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Lower Stillwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Stillwater Cemetery
- The Lower Stillwater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunker Church Cemetery
- Old German Baptist Cemetery
- Old Order Cemetery
- Salem Bend Brethren Cemetery
- Ehrstine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frantz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Amity had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amity, with the one closest to Amity listed first.
- Airhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Trotwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Taylorsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
- Brookville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Stillwater Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Kinsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Clayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dodson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Pyrmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bachman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Wengerlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amity.
Newspapers Published in Amity ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amity, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amity.
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 Amity:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Amity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Amity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |