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 Darnell (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 Darnell. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Darnell is located in Champaign County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Darnell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Darnell:
- Champaign County (The home county of Darnell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Saint Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Carysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Powhattan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County
- Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Dialton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Tremont City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Eagle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Donnelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Greenlawn Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Northridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- New Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Oakwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Gettysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Pitsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Fairborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilberforce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beavercreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Trebein
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Xenia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- New Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Bellbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Quincy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Logansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Iron City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Valley Hi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Bellefontaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Russells Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marl City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Choctaw Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Plumwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chuckery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Alcony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tipp City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Piqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kessler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Ludlow Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Huber Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Northridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Pasco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Lockington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Port Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Jackson Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Russia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Milford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Darnell, see our County-by-County Page for Darnell.
Cemeteries Near Darnell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Darnell.
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 Darnell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Darnell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grafton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newsom Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zerkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shaffer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jenking - Kite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (528 more) ...
- Helvie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mammal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Darnell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Darnell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Darnell, with the one closest to Darnell listed first.
- Dialton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Terre Haute
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Christiansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nettleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- North Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Dodo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Tremont City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alcony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Bowlusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Darnell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Darnell.
Newspapers Published in Darnell ...
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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Darnell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Darnell, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Darnell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Darnell:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Darnell, 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- Darnell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |