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 Germantown (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 Germantown. 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 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 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.
Germantown is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Germantown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Germantown:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Germantown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Miamisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- West Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Voyager Village West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Drexel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Moraine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gem City Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- South Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Miltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Overpeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Seven Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Park Layne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- 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
- Enon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Loveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Mount Repose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- New Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Castine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Abbottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Bellbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Loveland Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Evendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sharonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Greenhills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Garland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Potsdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Kessler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Tipp City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laura
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alcony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Ingomar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Verona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Morning Sun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Kenricksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Red Lion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Greentree Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hageman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Williams County
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Scipio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- West College Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Contreras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Goodwins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County (IN)
- Boston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Germantown, see our County-by-County Page for Germantown.
Cemeteries Near Germantown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Germantown.
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 Germantown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Germantown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Germantown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Swartzel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Jersey Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stettler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slifer Cemetery
- The Slifer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slifer Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43459 <2>
- Tapscott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miamisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Troxel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Germantown had a population of 1,437 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Germantown had a population of 5,567 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Germantown, with the one closest to Germantown listed first.
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miamisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ellerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Farmersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- West Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- New Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Johnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Germantown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Germantown.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Germantown ...
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 217 newspapers that have been published in the area around Germantown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Germantown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Germantown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Germantown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Germantown.
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 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 Germantown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Franklin 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 Germantown, 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- Germantown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |