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 Cheshire (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 Cheshire. 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 and hospitals 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.
Cheshire is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Franklin, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cheshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cheshire:
- Delaware County (The home county of Cheshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Rust Corners ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rust Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Corners
- Rome ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome has also been known as:
- Rome Corners
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- West Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin has also been known as:
- Berlin Station
- Pershing Station
- Tank Town
- Tanktown
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Berkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Jones ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Africa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Lewis Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Bowetown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowetown
- Champaign County
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Pickerington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Flint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Westerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Worthington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Blendon Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Minerva Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Riverlea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Gould Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Milfordton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Five Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Bangs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Green Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Hunt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Batemantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Lock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Ash ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Summit Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- New Way ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Beechwood Trails
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Plain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chuckery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Waldo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Martel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- New Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Shawtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Magnetic Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Pharisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Milford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cheshire, see our County-by-County Page for Cheshire.
Cemeteries Near Cheshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheshire.
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 Cheshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cheshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- McNamara Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Peachblow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Townhouse Cemetery 1825 - 1880
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cheshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Africa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Africa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Africa.
- The Africa Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Orange Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39606 <2>
- Fairview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berkshire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burnside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingwood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Sunbury Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosencrans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cheshire in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cheshire.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cheshire, with the one closest to Cheshire listed first.
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- West Berlin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin has also been known as:
- Berlin Station
- Pershing Station
- Tank Town
- Tanktown
- Lewis Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Berkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Stratford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stratford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Hyatts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Kilbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Delaware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Westerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cheshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheshire.
Newspapers Published in Cheshire ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheshire, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheshire.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cheshire:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cheshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Cheshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |