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 Hayden (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 Hayden. 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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Hayden 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 Hayden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hayden:
- Franklin County (The home county of Hayden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Amlin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Highway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Upper Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Lake Darby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- New Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lincoln Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 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 Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- New Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Hyatts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bellepoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Lithopolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Cook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Green ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ash ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chuckery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Chrisman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Orient
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Matville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Duvall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Darbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- South Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Grange Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(9 miles [14.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hayden, see our County-by-County Page for Hayden.
Cemeteries Near Hayden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hayden.
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 Hayden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hayden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Rings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Big Darby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Converse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith - Calhoun Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Finch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (460 more) ...
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel 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.<2>
While we didn't find Hayden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hayden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hayden, with the one closest to Hayden listed first.
- Hilliard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New California
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Jerome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- West Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Marble Cliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Worthington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Watkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hayden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayden.
Newspapers Published in Hayden ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hayden, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hayden.
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 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 Hayden:
- 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
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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> | 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 Hayden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hayden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |