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 Clark (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 Clark. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Clark is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Clark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clark:
- Darke County (The home county of Clark)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- New Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Savona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Hollansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Nashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Abbottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Castine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Coletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcanum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Burkettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Fort Recovery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Laura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bloomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- West Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Polo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Kessler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Piqua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Pyrmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Brookville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Airhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Euphemia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- West Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Ingomar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Russia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fayette County (IN)
- Springersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Blountsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Millville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Messick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- New Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Boundary City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Spartanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Haysville Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Bloomingport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Modoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Yankee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Whitewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Abington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clark, see our County-by-County Page for Clark.
Cemeteries Near Clark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clark.
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 Clark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foutz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- First Universalist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenmound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Harter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne Lakes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Clark in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clark.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clark, with the one closest to Clark listed first.
- Hollansburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- New Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Savona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Baker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Glen Karn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Karn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Karn
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Whitewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Castine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Delisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Jaysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Spartanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clark.
Newspapers Published in Clark ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clark, 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 Clark.
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 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 Clark:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Jay 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 Clark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |