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 County Line (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 County Line. 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 County Line ...
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.
Another variation: Countyline.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named County Line. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for County Line.
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 and hospitals 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.
County Line is located in Preble 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 Preble County: Union (IN), Wayne (IN), Butler, Darke & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near County Line. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to County Line:
- Preble County (The home county of County Line)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gratis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Astoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Poast Town Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Jacksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Poast Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Somerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Seven Mile
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- South Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Overpeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Park Layne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dodo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Clinton County
- New Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Castine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pitsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Savona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Abbottsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Fort Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Poplar Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Hollansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Beavercreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Roxanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Pinewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Milton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Ginghamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Ludlow Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Tipp City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Kreitzer Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Airhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Post Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Trotwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kenricksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Red Lion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Shadow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Williams County
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fayette County (IN)
- Springersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Arba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Billingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Yankee Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Abington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fountain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to County Line, see our County-by-County Page for County Line.
Cemeteries Near County Line ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of County Line.
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 County Line - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for County Line covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Sugar Hill German Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fair View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Lexington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clemmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hisey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Twin Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmersville United Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find County Line in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of County Line.
These communities are listed based on their distance from County Line, with the one closest to County Line listed first.
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Johnsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- New Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Gratis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Airhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around County Line. See our List of 1890's Communities around County Line.
Newspapers Published in County Line ...
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 245 newspapers that have been published in the area around County Line.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of County Line, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for County Line.
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 professional and volunteer 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 County Line:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Fayette County
- Franklin 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of West Alexandria and Gratis. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- County Line) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 County Line, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |