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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & 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:
- Franklin 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.
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Seagrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove has also been known as:
- Seagrave
- Valleyview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Marble Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Highway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Upper Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Shepard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Deems ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Bexley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Catawba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Shawnee Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Africa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Lewis Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Lithopolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thurston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Amanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Stoutsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Cook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Summit Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Beech ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Green ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Outville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Plain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chuckery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Mount Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Vails Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Commercial Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duvall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Matville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Darbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pherson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fox
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- East Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Grange Hall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Knollwood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandview Heights, with the one closest to Grandview Heights listed first.
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
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.
- Insane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Insane & Penal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Feebleminded Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Franklinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Green Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109024 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camp Chase Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery (New)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Burial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40661 <2>
- Evergreen Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
- Marble Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Camp Chase ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Chase is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Shepard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Mifflinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grove City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
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 384 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 16 miles [25.7 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 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 Grandview Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |