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 Dublin (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 Dublin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dublin is primarily located in Franklin County. A portion of Dublin extends into Delaware County and Union 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Dublin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dublin:
- Franklin County (The home county of Dublin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Lamb Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Hilliard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverlea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Flint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Highway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Upper Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Woodstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mutual
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Powell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Hyatts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Bellepoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Pickerington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Fayette County
- Cook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Green ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Summit Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Beechwood Trails
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Pataskala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Kirkersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chuckery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Gillivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Plumwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- West Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Vails Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Orient
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Duvall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Darbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- South Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dublin, see our County-by-County Page for Dublin.
Cemeteries Near Dublin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dublin.
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 Dublin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dublin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Indian Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherlips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brock Road Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
- Herriott Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
- Jerome Twp. #2 Cemetery
- Old Jerome Cemetery
- Jerome Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerome Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jerome.
- The Jerome Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
- Jerome Road Cemetery
- Jerome Twp. #1 Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200660 <2>
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Depp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Eversole Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smith - Calhoun Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Dublin had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dublin had a population of 49,372 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dublin, with the one closest to Dublin listed first.
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Hilliard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New California
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Hyatts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Watkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Marble Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Bellepoint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewis Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Unionville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dublin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dublin.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dublin ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dublin.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dublin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dublin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dublin.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Dublin.
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 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 Dublin:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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> | 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 Dublin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Dublin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |