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 Eber (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 Eber. 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.
Eber is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Eber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eber:
- Fayette County (The home county of Eber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Hagler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bloomingburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Jeffersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Octa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Cook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- South Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Shawnee Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Kenwood Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Port William
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- New Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- North Kingman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Pleasant Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Galloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City Country Club
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Grove City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Urbancrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Bowersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Grape Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Yellow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- East Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Bridges
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- New Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Barretts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Willettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoagland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Shackleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Range
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- South Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summerford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- New Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Matville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Commercial Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- South Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Cynthiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Spellman Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- South Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Frankfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Roxabell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Humboldt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Musselman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Yellowbud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Warren County
- Harveysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eber, see our County-by-County Page for Eber.
Cemeteries Near Eber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eber.
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 Eber - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Washington Court House.
- The Hays Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brock Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott - Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highlawn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Highbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Creamer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Eber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eber.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eber, with the one closest to Eber listed first.
- Hagler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Bloomingburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Staunton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Johnson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Yatesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Jeffersonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Octa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Manara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manara is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manara
- Madison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- West Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eber.
Newspapers Published in Eber ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eber, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eber.
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 either 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 Eber:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Eber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |