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 Ellerton (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 Ellerton. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Ellerton 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 Ellerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellerton:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Ellerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Whitfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Miamisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Moraine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Drexel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gem City Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Voyager Village West
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Jacksonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kyles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Rockdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Seven Mile
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Woodsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Holiday Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Limestone City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- North Hampton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Shawnee Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Loveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- New Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Port William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Arcanum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Savona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- New Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Poplar Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Wayne Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Beavercreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Trebein
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Fairborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Highpoint
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Loveland Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Evendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Greenhills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Ginghamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Potsdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Tipp City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laura
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Troy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alcony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Covington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Ingomar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Eaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hunter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Hageman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Harveysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Williams County
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Wayne County (IN)
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellerton, see our County-by-County Page for Ellerton.
Cemeteries Near Ellerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellerton.
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 Ellerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Ellerton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Troxel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Miamisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower Miami Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stettler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (512 more) ...
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holderman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 in 1895, Ellerton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellerton, with the one closest to Ellerton listed first.
- Whitfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Miamisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- West Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Germantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stillwater Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Johnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Trotwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellerton.
Newspapers Published in Ellerton ...
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 249 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellerton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellerton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ellerton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Ellerton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ellerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |