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 Genntown (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 Genntown. 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.
Genntown 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 Genntown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Genntown:
- Warren County (The home county of Genntown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Kenricksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Corwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hageman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- San Je Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Fayetteville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Poast Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Bethany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Wetherington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Kyles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Poast Town Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Olde West Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olde West Chester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde West Chester
- Miltonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Crystal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Loveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Branch Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Mount Repose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ashdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Day Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Moores Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Craver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Marathon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Blanchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Morrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Port William
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- New Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Roxanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Bellbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beavercreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trebein
(19 miles [30.6 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
- 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
- Xenia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Fairborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Loveland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Remington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Evendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dillonvale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Rossmoyne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Springdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Willettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Needfull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Oakwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moraine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Gratis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Genntown, see our County-by-County Page for Genntown.
Cemeteries Near Genntown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Genntown.
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 Genntown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Genntown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Kirby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lebanon.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- LeFever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeFever Cemetery
- The LeFever Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brannock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Red Lion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Genntown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Genntown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Genntown, with the one closest to Genntown listed first.
- Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dodds is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Oregonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- South Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hageman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Morrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lytle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lytle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Kings Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopkinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Genntown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Genntown.
Newspapers Published in Genntown ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Genntown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Genntown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Genntown.
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 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 Genntown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams County
- Campbell 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> | 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 Genntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Genntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |