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 Blessing (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 Blessing. 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 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.
Blessing is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Blessing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blessing:
- Fayette County (The home county of Blessing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Powhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mutual
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cortsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Villa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Enon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Limestone City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port William
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- New Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- New Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Darbydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Lake Darby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Pleasant Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Galloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- New Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Grove City Country Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Urbancrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Grape Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Shawnee Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- East Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- South Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chrisman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plumwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Huber Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- New Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Orient
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Matville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- South Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- Harveysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blessing, see our County-by-County Page for Blessing.
Cemeteries Near Blessing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blessing.
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 Blessing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blessing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- South Solon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mills - McKillip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hogue - Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Jeffersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKillip - Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grape Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pancake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booco - Ryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (473 more) ...
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Methodist Cemetery
- The Bethel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Jefferson - Jasper Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Creamer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blessing had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blessing, with the one closest to Blessing listed first.
- South Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Bookwalter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Jeffersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- West Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Parrott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Yatesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blessing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blessing.
Newspapers Published in Blessing ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blessing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blessing, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blessing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Blessing:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Shelby County
- Warren 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> | 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 Blessing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blessing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |