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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 Greenville ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Greenville was referred to as Greenville Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Greenville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenville.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Greenville is located in Darke County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greenville:
- Darke County (The home county of Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stelvideo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Coletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Fort Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Abbottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Wayne Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Minster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Burkettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Recovery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Macedon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- West Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Laura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Polo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Ludlow Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Northview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- West Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Lake Lakengren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Russia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lockington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fort Laramie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kettlersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Boundary City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Haysville Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Saratoga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Bloomingport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Spring Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for Greenville.
Cemeteries Near Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Zion Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Earhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dininger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Abbottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (428 more) ...
- Erisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creekbaum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Greenville had a population of 5,473 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Greenville had a population of 12,627 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greenville, with the one closest to Greenville listed first.
- Jaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Poplar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Stelvideo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Mount Heron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fort Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Horatio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Woodington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Delisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Beamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Savona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greenville ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greenville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greenville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greenville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Greenville.
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 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |