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 Harriett (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 Harriett. 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.
Harriett is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Harriett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harriett:
- Highland County (The home county of Harriett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Turkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- North Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Berrysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Elmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Sinking Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Barretts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- New Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Shackleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Louden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- May Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Tranquility
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Peebles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emerald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Seaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Youngsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Harshasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Fincastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Sardinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Saint Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Bardwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Fivemile
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Orab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Marathon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Moores Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- New Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Sabina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Washington Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Peck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sargents
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Coopersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- South Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bourneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Summithill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Lattaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Roxabell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Frankfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Rarden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Arion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lombardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Summit County
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harriett, see our County-by-County Page for Harriett.
Cemeteries Near Harriett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harriett.
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 Harriett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harriett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hurst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Countryman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zink Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christian Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Sinking Spring.
- The Old Dutch Cemetery has also been known as:
- All Saints Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
- Saints Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188912 <3>
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 Harriett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harriett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harriett, with the one closest to Harriett listed first.
- North Uniontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Turkey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Marshall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Berrysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Elmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Carmel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Sinking Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- May Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Barretts Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Rainsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsboro is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsboro
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cynthiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harriett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harriett.
Newspapers Published in Harriett ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harriett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harriett, 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 Harriett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Harriett:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harriett) 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 Harriett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |