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 Dadsville (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 Dadsville. 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.
Dadsville 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 Dadsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dadsville:
- Preble County (The home county of Dadsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- West Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Verona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville 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 southeast)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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
- Williamsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsdale
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Park Layne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Savona
(18 miles [29 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Hollansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Beavercreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fairborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Pinewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville 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
- Pleasant Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- 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
- Ginghamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tipp City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Kreitzer Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- New Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Wengerlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Post Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Trotwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 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 Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Red Lion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(23 miles [37 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 southeast)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fayette County (IN)
- Springersville
(29 miles [46.7 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 Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Arba
(26 miles [41.8 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 Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Billingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Yankee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 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 Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dadsville, see our County-by-County Page for Dadsville.
Cemeteries Near Dadsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dadsville.
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 Dadsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dadsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- Sugar Hill German Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fair View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Lexington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clemmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Farmersville United Brethren 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 Dadsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dadsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dadsville, with the one closest to Dadsville listed first.
- West Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ingomar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Johnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Gratis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dodson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Airhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Bachman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dadsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dadsville.
Newspapers Published in Dadsville ...
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 229 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dadsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dadsville, 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 Dadsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dadsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clark 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Dadsville) 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 Dadsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |