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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hennessee. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hennessee to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hennessee, please Contact Us.
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 Hennessee (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 Hennessee. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hennessee is historic, it would have been located within present day Greene 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 Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Hennessee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hennessee:
- Greene County (The home county of Hennessee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Fairborn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Beavercreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Christiansburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Powhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Mutual
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Crystal Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Donnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Dodo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Shawnee Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- North Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- New Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sabina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Octa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- South Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Summerford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Alcony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Ginghamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Casstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Ludlow Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Huber Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Northridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Deerpark Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Waynesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Harveysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Springboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greentree Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hennessee, see our County-by-County Page for Hennessee.
Cemeteries Near Hennessee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hennessee.
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 Hennessee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hennessee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Mitman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Family Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Medway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County Home Infirmary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huber Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reese - Peto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese - Peto Cemetery
- The Reese - Peto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find Hennessee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hennessee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hennessee, with the one closest to Hennessee listed first.
- Medway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Enon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mad River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mad River is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mad River
- Donnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Forgy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Hustead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hustead is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustead
- Brandt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- New Carlisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Durbin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Zimmerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Oldtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hennessee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hennessee.
Newspapers Published in Hennessee ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hennessee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hennessee, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hennessee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hennessee:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hennessee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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- Hennessee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |