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 Gladstone (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 Gladstone. 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 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.
Gladstone is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Gladstone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gladstone:
- Greene County (The home county of Gladstone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Grape Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Yellow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Powhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mutual
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kingscreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Christiansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Saint Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Cortsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Shawnee Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- South Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Enon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Greenlawn Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Green Meadows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Port William
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- New Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Wilmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Kingman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Lees Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- New Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Octa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Darbydale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Pleasant Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- East Monroe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- South Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Chrisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Choctaw Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plumwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Alcony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Ginghamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Kettering
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Riverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Gem City Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- New Holland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Harveysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gladstone, see our County-by-County Page for Gladstone.
Cemeteries Near Gladstone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladstone.
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 Gladstone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gladstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Methodist Cemetery
- The Bethel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Grape Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Solon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Selma Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloxom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- The Old Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Green Plain Friends Cemetery
- Green Plain Hicksite Cemetery
- Hicksite Little Brick Cemetery
- Mills - McKillip Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Caesar Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffenbarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Silver Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (482 more) ...
- Pancake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gladstone had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
- Grape Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- South Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Blessing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pitchin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Bookwalter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Clifton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Edgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Octa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- West Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gladstone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gladstone.
Newspapers Published in Gladstone ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladstone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gladstone, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gladstone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Gladstone:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Shelby 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 Gladstone, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gladstone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |