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 Avondale (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 Avondale. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Avondale 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 Avondale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avondale:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Avondale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Hooks Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Northridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Huber Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Sulphur Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Deerpark Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Fort McKinley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Gem City Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Stillwater Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Jacksonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Overpeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Rockdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Christiansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Powhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Park Layne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Holiday Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Enon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Limestone City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- North Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Green Hedges
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Dialton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Lawrenceville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- New Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Abbottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Poplar Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Gettysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Savona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fayette County
- Octa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Fairborn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bellbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Yellow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberforce
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Madison County
- South Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Alcony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Casstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Ingomar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Lake Lakengren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 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 Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Riverside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- 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
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greentree Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hageman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Williams County
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avondale, see our County-by-County Page for Avondale.
Cemeteries Near Avondale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avondale.
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 Avondale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avondale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- House of Jacob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harshman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dille Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (527 more) ...
- Shearer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Avondale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avondale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Zimmerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Brandt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Spanker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- West Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Charleston is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Taylorsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
- Trotwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avondale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.
Newspapers Published in Avondale ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avondale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avondale.
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 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 Avondale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Avondale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Avondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |