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 Dodds (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 Dodds. 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 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.
Dodds is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Dodds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dodds:
- Warren County (The home county of Dodds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Kenricksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Corwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Springboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greentree Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Harveysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hageman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Saint Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poast Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Poast Town Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Taylor Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- South Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Wetherington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Kyles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Miltonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Park Layne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Loveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Branch Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Mount Repose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Moores Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Newtonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Ashdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Day Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Craver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- New Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Port William
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Westboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Morrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Lees Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Roxanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Bellbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beavercreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trebein
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- New Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Loveland Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Remington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Sharonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Rossmoyne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Willettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Miami County
- Ginghamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Oakwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Gem City Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Frytown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Gratis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dodds, see our County-by-County Page for Dodds.
Cemeteries Near Dodds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodds.
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 Dodds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dodds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Old Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brannock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miami Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miami Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Corwin.
- The Miami Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42114 <2>
- Lytle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- The Lytle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lytle Methodist Church Cemetery
- Raysville Cemetery
- Miami Valley Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- Null Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lebanon.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dodds had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dodds, with the one closest to Dodds listed first.
- Ridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Pekin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oregonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lytle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lytle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Red Lion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Springboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hageman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- South Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morrow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roxanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dodds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodds.
Newspapers Published in Dodds ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodds, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodds.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dodds:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams 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 Dodds, 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- Dodds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |