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 Fosterville (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 Fosterville. 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.
Fosterville 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 Fosterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fosterville:
- Preble County (The home county of Fosterville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Morning Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Lakengren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- College Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gratis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ingomar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Seven Mile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Astoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Hanover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Reily
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reily is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily
- Bunker Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Miltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- New Miami
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Miami is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,395 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Castine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ithaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- New Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Savona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Arcanum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Fort Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Pitsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Pleasant Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Shaker Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Dry Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Ridge is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Ridge
- Mount Healthy Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northbrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
- Northgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northgate is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Potsdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Milton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Farmersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Voyager Village West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Brookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wengerlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Miamisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Airhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Springboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greentree Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Shadow Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Five Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Mason
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Kenricksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Lebanon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Dearborn County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- West Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Bright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fayette County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Springersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Everton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Everton is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Connersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nulltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Scipio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Mount Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Brookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- Yellow Bank
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- New Trenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Trenton is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trenton
- South Gate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Metamora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County (IN)
- Arba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- West College Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Billingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove
(18 miles [29 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
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Beesons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Fountain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fosterville, see our County-by-County Page for Fosterville.
Cemeteries Near Fosterville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fosterville.
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 Fosterville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fosterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lowes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- John Ramsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Muttonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Teague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (463 more) ...
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirven - Pottenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fosterville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fosterville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fosterville, with the one closest to Fosterville listed first.
- Morning Sun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairhaven is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Somerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- College Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Goodwins Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Florence is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Florence
- West Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Contreras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Darrtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Darrtown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrtown
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fosterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fosterville.
Newspapers Published in Fosterville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fosterville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fosterville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fosterville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Fosterville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Dearborn 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> | 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 Fosterville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fosterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |