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 Flat Iron (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 Flat Iron. 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 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 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.
Flat Iron is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Flat Iron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flat Iron:
- Warren County (The home county of Flat Iron)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Springboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kenricksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Greentree Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hageman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Fayetteville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Vera Cruz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poast Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Kyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Taylor Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Astoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Miltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Jacksonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Park Layne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Loveland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Mount Repose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Day Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ashdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Newtonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Williams Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Moores Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Craver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- New Burlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Port William
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Westboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Morrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Darke County
- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Bellbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beavercreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Yellow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Loveland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Evendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Remington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Glendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,354 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Garland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kessler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Tipp City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Oakwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moraine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Gem City Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Gratis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Euphemia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Contreras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- West College Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flat Iron, see our County-by-County Page for Flat Iron.
Cemeteries Near Flat Iron ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flat Iron.
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 Flat Iron - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flat Iron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Eyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Null Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicksite Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
- Springboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Springboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43554 <2>
- Warwick - Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dick's Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick's Creek Cemetery
- The Dick's Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dick's Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40548 <2>
- Grace Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Memorial Gardens
- The Grace Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- Grace Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405168 <2>
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tapscott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodhill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Franklin.
- The Woodhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
- Woodland Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44160 <2>
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 Flat Iron in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flat Iron.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flat Iron, with the one closest to Flat Iron listed first.
- Springboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ball is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Lemon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lemon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Dodds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dodds is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lytle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Miamisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poast Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flat Iron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flat Iron.
Newspapers Published in Flat Iron ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flat Iron.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flat Iron, 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 Flat Iron.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Flat Iron:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flat Iron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Flat Iron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |