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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Camp Chase. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Camp Chase to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Camp Chase, please Contact Us.
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 Camp Chase (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 Camp Chase. 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.
Name Variations for Camp Chase ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Chase: Cp. Chase
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Camp Chase is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Chase. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Chase:
- Franklin County (The home county of Camp Chase)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Valleyview
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valleyview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Marble Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Urbancrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Deems ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Lincoln Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Grandview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seagrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove has also been known as:
- Seagrave
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- South Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Powell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Africa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Lewis Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Lithopolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Millersport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Cook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Summit Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Beech ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Green ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Kirkersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Outville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Johnstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Gillivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chuckery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Matville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Duvall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- South Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Darbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Grange Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- East Ringgold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Clarksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Yellowbud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Chase, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Chase.
Cemeteries Near Camp Chase ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Chase.
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 Camp Chase - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Chase covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Camp Chase Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clime Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Feebleminded Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Insane & Penal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Insane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109024 <3>
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Postle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grove City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
Camp Chase itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Chase, with the one closest to Camp Chase listed first.
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Marble Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Pleasant Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Shepard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Hilliard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Georgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Shadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Chase. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Chase.
Newspapers Published in Camp Chase ...
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 388 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Chase.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Chase, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Chase.
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 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 Camp Chase:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Camp Chase, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Chase) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |