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 Commercial Point (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 Commercial Point. 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 Commercial Point ...
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 Commercial Point: Commercial Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Commercial Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Commercial Point.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Commercial Point is located in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County: Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Madison & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Commercial Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Commercial Point:
- Pickaway County (The home county of Commercial Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Matville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Duvall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Darbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Pherson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Grange Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Circleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- 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)
- South Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Powell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Shawnee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Africa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Lewis Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Lithopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Stoutsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amanda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Cook
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Bloomingburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Washington Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hagler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Grove City Country Club
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Urbancrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Darbydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Obetz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Laurelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Summit Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pataskala
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kirkersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Ash ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Outville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Gillivan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plumwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Clarksburg
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Roxabell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Adelphi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Riton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lattaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Commercial Point, see our County-by-County Page for Commercial Point.
Cemeteries Near Commercial Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Commercial Point.
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 Commercial Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Commercial Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Beckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Press Peters Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seeds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- James Borrer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scioto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
- The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cholera Cemetery
- Helen Harold & Paul Peters Cemetery
- Paul Peters Farm Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orient Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McKinley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (533 more) ...
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Commercial Point had a population of 265 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Commercial Point had a population of 1,695 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Commercial Point, with the one closest to Commercial Point listed first.
- Matville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Darbyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- South Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Duvall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Lockbourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Pleasant Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pherson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Reese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Commercial Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Commercial Point.
Newspapers Published in Commercial Point ...
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 330 newspapers that have been published in the area around Commercial Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Commercial Point, 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 Commercial Point.
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 Commercial Point:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Pickaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Ross 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> | 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 Commercial Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Commercial Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |