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 Grooms (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 Grooms. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Grooms is primarily located in Adams County. A portion of Grooms extends into Pike 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Grooms. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grooms:
- Adams County (The home county of Grooms)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Jaybird
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Louden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- May Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Tranquility
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Dunkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Wheat Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Harshasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Seaman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Fincastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ash Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Sardinia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Neel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Arnheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Clinton County
- New Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- North Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Barretts Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Berrysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Folsom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Bridges
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Limerick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newfain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Spellman Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Cynthiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Coopersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Sargents
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Piketon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Nipgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Summithill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Humboldt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Bourneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Fruitdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- South Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lattaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Massieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Rarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Arion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lombardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lucasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- West Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Minford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Firebrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Pence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Vanceburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grooms, see our County-by-County Page for Grooms.
Cemeteries Near Grooms ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grooms.
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 Grooms - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grooms covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmon Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Rarden.
- The Harmon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duke Cemetery
- Harmon Salt Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41281 <3>
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beekman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mustard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (652 more) ...
- Abbott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin Twp. Patriots Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Twp. Patriots Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mifflin Twp. Patriots Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Latham.
- The Mifflin Twp. Patriots Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barr Cemetery
- Old Barr Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Grooms in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grooms.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grooms, with the one closest to Grooms listed first.
- Arkoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arkoe is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Byington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byington is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byington
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Jaybird
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Latham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beaver Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Rarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elm Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Newfain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Mount Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Sinking Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Idaho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgantown is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grooms. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grooms.
Newspapers Published in Grooms ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grooms.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grooms, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grooms.
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 websites either 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 Grooms:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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 '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- Grooms) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grooms, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |