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 Camden (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 Camden. 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 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.
Camden is located in Preble 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 Preble County: Union (IN), Wayne (IN), Butler, Darke & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Camden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camden:
- Preble County (The home county of Camden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Lake Lakengren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Gratis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- College Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Euphemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Contreras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Miltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Poast Town Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Hanover ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Overpeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsdale
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Castine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- New Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Savona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Pitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Hollansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Wayne Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Abbottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- Bellbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Pleasant Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Shaker Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Forest Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Healthy Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- Greenhills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northgate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Garland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Kessler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Voyager Village West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Brookville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wengerlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Miamisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Airhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Springboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greentree Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Red Lion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Shadow Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Kenricksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hageman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Landen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Dearborn County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- West Harrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Leon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Fayette County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Springersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Everton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Everton is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Connersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Bentonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Peoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Scipio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Mount Carmel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Brookville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Rockdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- New Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Yellow Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- South Gate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County (IN)
- Arba
(28 miles [45.1 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 Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- West College Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Contreras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Billingsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater
(23 miles [37 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
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beesons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Greens Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camden, see our County-by-County Page for Camden.
Cemeteries Near Camden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camden.
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 Camden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirven - Pottenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muttonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- John Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Camden had a population of 846 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Camden had a population of 1,974 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camden, with the one closest to Camden listed first.
- Morning Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Elkton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gratis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Fairhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Greenbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenbush is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Darrtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Darrtown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrtown
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Florence is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Florence
- College Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camden.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Camden ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camden.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Camden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Camden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Camden.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Camden.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Camden:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Dearborn County
- Fayette County
- Franklin 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> | 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 Camden, 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 from Point A (ie- Camden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |