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 Bridgeport (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 Bridgeport. 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.
Bridgeport is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Bridgeport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgeport:
- Union County (The home county of Bridgeport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Milford Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- New California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Powhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Catawba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Villa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Oakwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Greenlawn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Tremont City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- South Charleston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Ostrander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Shawnee Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Lincoln Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Upper Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Mount Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Middleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Zanesfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belle Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Chuckery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plumwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Summerford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- La Rue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgeport, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgeport.
Cemeteries Near Bridgeport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeport.
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 Bridgeport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgeport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Darby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Darby Cemetery
- The New Darby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Cemetery
- Darby Twp. Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
- Unionville Center Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milford Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Darby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Connor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bridgeport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridgeport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
- Milford Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Plain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- New California
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Watkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Fountain Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pottersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- North Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgeport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgeport.
Newspapers Published in Bridgeport ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgeport, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgeport.
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 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 Bridgeport:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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 Bridgeport, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgeport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |