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 Grove City (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 Grove City. 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 and hospitals 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.
Grove City 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 Grove City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grove City:
- Franklin County (The home county of Grove City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Grove City Country Club
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Urbancrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Pleasant Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Galloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deems ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darbydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Champaign County
- Mechanicsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- South Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- 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 Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Powell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Africa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Scioto Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Lewis Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(23 miles [37 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 Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Lithopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pickerington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stoutsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(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
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Cook
(17 miles [27.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Summit Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Etna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pataskala
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Kirkersville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Green ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Alexandria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Mount Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Gillivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Chrisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Plain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plumwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Choctaw Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Commercial Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Duvall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- South Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Darbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Ashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Grange Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- East Ringgold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Clarksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Yellowbud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Jerome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(23 miles [37 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grove City, see our County-by-County Page for Grove City.
Cemeteries Near Grove City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grove City.
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 Grove City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grove City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Thomas Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grove City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Seeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scioto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Gundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Grove City had a population of 272 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grove City had a population of 42,280 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grove City, with the one closest to Grove City listed first.
- Pleasant Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Shadeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Camp Chase ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp Chase is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase
- Galloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Commercial Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lockbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reese
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Edward ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grove City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grove City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grove City ...
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 364 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grove City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grove City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grove City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grove City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Grove City.
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 Grove City:
- 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
- Pickaway County
- Ross 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 Grove City, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grove City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |