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 Fairborn (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 Fairborn. 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 and hospitals 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.
Fairborn is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Fairborn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairborn:
- Greene County (The home county of Fairborn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Beavercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Roxanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Shawnee Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Powhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Carysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Kingscreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Crystal Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Green Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- New Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Limestone City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Dodo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Shawnee Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- North Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- New Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Gordon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Octa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- South Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summerford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Alcony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Tipp City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Conover
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Potsdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huber Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Hooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Oakwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Deerpark Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Ingomar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Harveysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Springboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Williams County
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairborn, see our County-by-County Page for Fairborn.
Cemeteries Near Fairborn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairborn.
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 Fairborn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairborn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Reese - Peto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese - Peto Cemetery
- The Reese - Peto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Byron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hering Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mud Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Family Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Medway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Fairborn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairborn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairborn, with the one closest to Fairborn listed first.
- Byron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Zimmerman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Medway
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Trebein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Oldtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Bryson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Brandt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mad River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Forgy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
- Hustead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hustead is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustead
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairborn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairborn.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fairborn ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairborn.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairborn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairborn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairborn.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Fairborn.
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 Fairborn:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Fairborn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fairborn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |