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 Grandview Heights (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 Grandview Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Grandview Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Grandview Heights: Grandview Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Grandview Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grandview Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Grandview Heights is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Grandview Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandview Heights:
- Champaign County (The home county of Grandview Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Carysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Christiansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- North Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Santa Fe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Fryburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Minster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- New Bremen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- New Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Uniopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Dialton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- North Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Tremont City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Eagle City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Northridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- New Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Donnelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Greenlawn Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- New Moorefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Oakwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Frenchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pitsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Fairborn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Roundhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Logansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Russells Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Chuckery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Alcony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipp City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Polo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Ginghamsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Huber Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Vandalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Northview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Phillipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Pasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Lockington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Jackson Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montra
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Botkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Milford Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandview Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Grandview Heights.
Cemeteries Near Grandview Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandview Heights.
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 Grandview Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandview Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Rusk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bodey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Halterman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Reformed Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Saint Paris.
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978937 <2>
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Saint Paris.
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
- Piety Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337552 <2>
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Grandview Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grandview Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Carysville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millerstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Crayon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayon
- Tawawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tawawa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawawa
- Ballou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ballou is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Conover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Nettleton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Plattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Northville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandview Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandview Heights.
Newspapers Published in Grandview Heights ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandview Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandview Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandview Heights.
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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Grandview Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Union 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 Grandview Heights, 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- Grandview Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |