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 Gordon (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 Gordon. 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 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.
Gordon is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Gordon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Darke County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Ithaca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pitsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Abbottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Savona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Fort Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- New Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Poast Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Seven Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Dodo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Holiday Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Dialton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Enon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- North Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Fairborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- Burkettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Potsdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Kessler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pyrmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Airhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- New Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Russia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Williams County
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Arba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Haysville Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Rural
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bloomingport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Saratoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- West College Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Whitewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greens Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Economy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
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 Gordon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Verona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Cemetery
- The Verona Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Baltimore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43910 <2>
- Ithaca Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ithaca Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bachman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potsdam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mote Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mote Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pitsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963330 <2>
- Castine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- New Castine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gordon had a population of 267 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gordon had a population of 207 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Ithaca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- West Sonora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- Wengerlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arcanum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bachman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bachman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachman
- Potsdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- West Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodson is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Laura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Castine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Delisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Painter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gordon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Greene County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gordon, 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 from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |