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 Greenland (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 Greenland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Greenland is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Greenland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenland:
- Ross County (The home county of Greenland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Musselman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Roxabell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Yellowbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- North Fork Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Lattaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Bourneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Sabina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Stoutsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Amanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lithopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bloomingburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Hagler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Yatesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jeffersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Octa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Lockbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Pleasant Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Darbydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Grove City Country Club
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bright ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Obetz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- East Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Barretts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Bridges
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sinking Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Laurelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Apple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- New Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Grange Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Pherson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thacher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Knollwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Darbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Peck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Spellman Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Cynthiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Bristol Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Latham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newfain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Piketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenland, see our County-by-County Page for Greenland.
Cemeteries Near Greenland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenland.
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 Greenland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Draper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- The Clark Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- Bowdle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
- The Browns Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deerfield Twp. Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (585 more) ...
- Smith Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickle Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southwest of Clarksburg.
- The Hickle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware Cemetery
- Poole 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Greenland had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenland, with the one closest to Greenland listed first.
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Roxabell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Musselman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Andersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Austin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Slate Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Yellowbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Lattaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Atlanta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Woodlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodlyn is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlyn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Hopetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenland.
Newspapers Published in Greenland ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greenland, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greenland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Greenland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Greenland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |