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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 Green Camp (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 Green Camp. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Green Camp is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.

Below are the counties that are near Green Camp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Camp:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Green Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Newmans
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Newmans is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
    • Gurley ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Gurley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Ruth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ruth is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Marion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Bloomington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Logan ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Logan is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Waldo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • La Rue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Morral
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Caledonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Martel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Martel is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • North Lewisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodstock is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Oceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Oceola is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
    • Bucyrus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lemert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lemert is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
    • North Robinson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • North Robinson is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
    • Galion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Benton is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Broken Sword
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
      • Broken Sword has also been known as:
      • Bloody Corners
      • Porterville
      • Wingarts Corners
      • Wingert Corners
      • Wingerts Corners
    • Leesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Leesville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Crestline
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Robertsburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
    • Kerr Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
    • Norton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Norton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Meredith
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Meredith is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Radnor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Radnor is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
    • Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
    • Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
    • Troyton ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Troyton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
    • Coles Mills ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
    • Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
    • Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
      • Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
      • Boke's Creek
    • Lybrand ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lybrand is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Dublin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Dublin is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <1>
    • Flint ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Flint is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Lamb Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Mount Victory
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pfeiffer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
    • Ridgeway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Grant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Grant is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Kenton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • McVitty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • McVitty is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
    • Forest
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Patterson is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Dunkirk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jumbo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jumbo is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Dola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Houcks ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Houcks is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
    • Lucerne ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lucerne is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • West Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Mansfield is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Rushsylvania
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Middleburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marl City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Marl City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
    • Zanesfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Belle Center is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
    • Valley Hi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Hi is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • New Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Richland is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Plain City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Chuckery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Chuckery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
  • Morrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Shawtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Shawtown is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
    • Westfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Westfield is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Cardington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Edison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mount Gilead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Liberty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Liberty is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Iberia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Iberia is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
    • Marengo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Point is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Vails Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
    • Bloomfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Richwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnetic Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Pharisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pharisburg is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
    • Summersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Summersville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Raymond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Dover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • New Dover is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
    • Marysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jerome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jerome is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • New California
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • New California is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
    • Milford Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Unionville Center is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.
    • Harpster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wyandot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
    • Marseilles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Nevada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Upper Sandusky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
    • Kirby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wharton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Belle Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
    • Duenquat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
    • Sycamore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Carey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Carey is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Camp, see our County-by-County Page for Green Camp.

Cemeteries Near Green Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Camp.

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 Green Camp - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Camp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.

  • Green Camp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rayl Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Reidel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Markel - Kirts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Otterbein Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cooper Vestal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mounts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nickerson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Zieg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Brown Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (497 more) ...
    • Schweinfurth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Green Camp had a population of 290 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Green Camp had a population of 356 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Camp, with the one closest to Green Camp listed first.

  • Owens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Owens is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
  • Longville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Longville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
  • Woodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodland is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Gurley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gurley is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Espyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Espyville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
  • Marion
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ruth is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Richwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • DeCliff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • DeCliff is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Norton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Norton is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • La Rue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Radnor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Radnor is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Camp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Camp.

Newspapers Published in Green Camp ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Camp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Camp, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Camp.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Green Camp:

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 Green Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Green Camp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.