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 Dodson (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 Dodson. 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.
Dodson is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Dodson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dodson:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Dodson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Airhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Englewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trotwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jacksonburg
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Miltonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Seven Mile
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Overpeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Park Layne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dodo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Holiday Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Donnelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Green Meadows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Dialton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Limestone City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pitsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Abbottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Savona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Poplar Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Fort Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- New Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Gettysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Pinewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- West Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Ludlow Falls
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Gratis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lake Lakengren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Russia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lockington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Corwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Arba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Haysville Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Yankee Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Whitewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 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
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Abington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Dodson, see our County-by-County Page for Dodson.
Cemeteries Near Dodson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodson.
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 Dodson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dodson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parish Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Arlington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158413 <2>
- Bachman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pyrmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pyrmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pyrmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960146 <2>
- Shiloh Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Landis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kreider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frantz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dodson had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dodson, with the one closest to Dodson listed first.
- Brookville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Bachman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
- Pyrmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Airhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- West Sonora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- Euphemia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Johnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- New Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trotwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dodson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodson.
Newspapers Published in Dodson ...
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 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dodson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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> | 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 Dodson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dodson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |