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 Bowersville (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 Bowersville. 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.
Bowersville is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Bowersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowersville:
- Greene County (The home county of Bowersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilberforce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roxanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Yellow Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Saint Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Cortsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Green Hedges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Shawnee Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Kenwood Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Enon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Limestone City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- South Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Clermont County
- Moores Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Port William
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Sabina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- North Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Morrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- New Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cook
(23 miles [37 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
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Bridges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Willettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoagland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- New Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Shackleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- South Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chrisman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Sulphur Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Gem City Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Moraine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huber Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- West Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- New Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- South Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Fruitdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Osceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- San Je Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Morrow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Springboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Red Lion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Pleasant Plain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowersville, see our County-by-County Page for Bowersville.
Cemeteries Near Bowersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowersville.
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 Bowersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hussey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowersville Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bloomington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sheeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Silvercreek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvercreek Cemetery
- The Silvercreek Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Jamestown Cemetery
- Silver Creek Cemetery
- Bab Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Bowersville had a population of 382 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bowersville had a population of 332 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowersville, with the one closest to Bowersville listed first.
- Port William
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Edgefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paintersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Lumberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lumberton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- West Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Melvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Reesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reesville
- Sabina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- New Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowersville.
Newspapers Published in Bowersville ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowersville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowersville.
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 Bowersville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Ross 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 Bowersville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |