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 Eastcleft (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 Eastcleft. 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 doctors and 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.
Eastcleft is located in Franklin 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 Eastcleft. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastcleft:
- Franklin County (The home county of Eastcleft)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Upper Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seagrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove has also been known as:
- Seagrave
- Highway ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Marble Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Valleyview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Grandview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Deems ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Hilliard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Catawba
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Powell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Hyatts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Lewis Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Pickerington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Thurston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Cook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Green ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Outville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Plain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Gillivan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Chuckery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chrisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Vails Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Orient
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Matville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Duvall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Darbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pherson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Grange Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastcleft, see our County-by-County Page for Eastcleft.
Cemeteries Near Eastcleft ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastcleft.
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 Eastcleft - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastcleft covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery (New)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Insane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Insane & Penal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery (Old)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kempton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Franklinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Feebleminded Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109024 <2>
- Mt. Calvary 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.<3>
While we didn't find Eastcleft in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastcleft.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastcleft, with the one closest to Eastcleft listed first.
- Marble Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Hilliard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Camp Chase ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Camp Chase is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shepard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mifflinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Galloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastcleft. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastcleft.
Newspapers Published in Eastcleft ...
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 375 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastcleft.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastcleft, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastcleft.
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 Eastcleft:
- 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
- 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 Eastcleft, 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- Eastcleft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |