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 Enterprise (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 Enterprise. 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 hospitals and 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.
Enterprise is located in Preble 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 Preble County: Union (IN), Wayne (IN), Butler, Darke & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Enterprise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enterprise:
- Preble County (The home county of Enterprise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Ingomar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gratis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Lakengren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Euphemia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Morning Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Astoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Poast Town Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Miltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Middletown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- South Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Overpeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Williamsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williamsdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsdale
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Park Layne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Holiday Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- New Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- New Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Gordon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Castine
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pitsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Savona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Abbottsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Fort Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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
- Hollansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Poplar Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Beavercreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Trebein
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Pinewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Pleasant Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenhills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highpoint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Mount Healthy Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sharonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- Evendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- West Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ginghamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Kessler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Tipp City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bradford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Voyager Village West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Airhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Post Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Kenricksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Shadow Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Waynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fayette County (IN)
- Springersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Peoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Scipio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Mount Carmel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Randolph County (IN)
- Arba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Billingsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Abington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fountain City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enterprise, see our County-by-County Page for Enterprise.
Cemeteries Near Enterprise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enterprise.
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 Enterprise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enterprise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Enterprise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hisey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clemmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twin Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fair View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Hill German Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmersville United Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fair View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- Eikenberry - Wheatville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Lexington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Enterprise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enterprise.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Ingomar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Greenbush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enterprise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enterprise.
Newspapers Published in Enterprise ...
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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enterprise, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enterprise.
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 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 Enterprise:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of West Alexandria and Gratis. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enterprise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Enterprise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |