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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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 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.
Harmony is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:
- Clark County (The home county of Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- South Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Kenwood Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Greenlawn Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Oakwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Shawnee Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Powhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kingscreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Christiansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- North Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Port William
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- New Burlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Sabina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Octa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Yatesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Milledgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Cook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Lake Darby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darbydale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Galloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Amlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Hilliard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lamb Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Deems ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Wilberforce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fairborn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Pinewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trebein
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- De Graff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Summerford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Plumwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Gillivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Range
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chuckery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Alcony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Conover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Casstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Ginghamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Huber Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Dayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kettering
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Milford Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.
Cemeteries Near Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.
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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Titus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Vienna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graybill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (506 more) ...
- New Comer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Raphaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenmount 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.<3>
While we didn't find Harmony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Thorps
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- New Moorefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Plattsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Villa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Lagonda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pitchin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Catawba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beatty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beatty is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Bowlusville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eagle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.
Newspapers Published in Harmony ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmony.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Harmony:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Shelby 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 Harmony, 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 from Point A (ie- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |