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 Gist Settlement (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 Gist Settlement. 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.
Gist Settlement is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Gist Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gist Settlement:
- Highland County (The home county of Gist Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Bridges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Hoagland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- East Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shackleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Berrysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Emerald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- May Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Louden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Tranquility
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Seaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Youngsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Harshasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Peebles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Saint Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bardwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Mount Orab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Ash Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Locust Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Moores Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monterey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Owensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Craver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- New Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Port William
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Blanchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Octa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bloomingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Bowersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Roxanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Grape Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- South Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pickaway County
- New Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Cynthiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Fruitdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Lattaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roxabell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Bourneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Musselman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Nipgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Osceola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Harveysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Butlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Je Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Murdock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Maineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gist Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Gist Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Gist Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gist Settlement.
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 Gist Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gist Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Gist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Polk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Vienna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shockley - Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Top Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (550 more) ...
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Highland.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lexington Cemetery
- New Lexington Cemetery
- Swingley Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Gist Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gist Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gist Settlement, with the one closest to Gist Settlement listed first.
- Careytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- New Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Samantha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Willettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Antioch is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gist Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gist Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Gist Settlement ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gist Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gist Settlement, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gist Settlement.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gist Settlement:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren 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 Gist Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gist Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |