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 Hamburg (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 Hamburg. 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 hospitals and 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.
Hamburg is located in Preble 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 Preble County: Union (IN), Wayne (IN), Butler, Darke & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Hamburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hamburg:
- Preble County (The home county of Hamburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Ingomar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Astoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Contreras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Seven Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Poast Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Castine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- New Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Savona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fort Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Arcanum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abbottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Pitsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Potsdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ginghamsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Polo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Pyrmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Kreitzer Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Airhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- New Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farmersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Russia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fayette County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Springersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Connersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Franklin County (IN)
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Henry County (IN)
- Millville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Arba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bloomingport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Haysville Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Rural
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Losantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- West College Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Contreras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Billingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Spring Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Abington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greens Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Economy
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Pennville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hamburg, see our County-by-County Page for Hamburg.
Cemeteries Near Hamburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamburg.
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 Hamburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hamburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Hamburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Prices Creek German Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Petry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stump Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wares Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Castine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Castine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Old Castine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hamburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hamburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hamburg, with the one closest to Hamburg listed first.
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Castine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- New Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wiley is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- New Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Westville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Westville is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Euphemia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- West Sonora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ithaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Savona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Campbellstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellstown is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellstown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hamburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hamburg.
Newspapers Published in Hamburg ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hamburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hamburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hamburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hamburg) 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 Hamburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |