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 Christiansburg (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 Christiansburg. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Christiansburg is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Christiansburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christiansburg:
- Champaign County (The home county of Christiansburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Saint Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Carysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Powhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Minster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Dialton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Dodo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- North Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Tremont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Crystal Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Eagle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Limestone City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Pitsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Poplar Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Arcanum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Frenchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Abbottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Ithaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Yorkshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Fairborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trebein
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
- Wilberforce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bellbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Shawnee Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russells Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Alcony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Casstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Tipp City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Piqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Huber Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Vandalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Northview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Lockington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Pasco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Russia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Fort Laramie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christiansburg, see our County-by-County Page for Christiansburg.
Cemeteries Near Christiansburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christiansburg.
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 Christiansburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christiansburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Upper Honey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Huddleston - Sills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helvie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sodom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- McKendree Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mammal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newsom Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Christiansburg had a population of 370 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Christiansburg had a population of 503 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christiansburg, with the one closest to Christiansburg listed first.
- Alcony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Dialton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Dodo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Casstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Saint Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Nettleton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christiansburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christiansburg.
Newspapers Published in Christiansburg ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christiansburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christiansburg, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christiansburg.
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 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 Christiansburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby 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 Christiansburg, 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' (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- Christiansburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |