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 Hollansburg (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 Hollansburg. 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 and hospitals 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.
Hollansburg is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Hollansburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hollansburg:
- Darke County (The home county of Hollansburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Savona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Fort Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Coletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Castine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Abbottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcanum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ithaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Burkettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Recovery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Laura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Bloomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- West Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kessler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Polo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Piqua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Phillipsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pyrmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Brookville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Airhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Farmersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- New Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Euphemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Russia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Delaware County (IN)
- Selma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Bentonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Blountsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Mooreland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Messick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Straughn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Luray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Luray is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- New Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Boundary City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Salamonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Redkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Arba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Haysville Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Modoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Stone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Losantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Yankee Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Goodwins Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West College Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Whitewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Spring Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Abington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Hagerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hollansburg, see our County-by-County Page for Hollansburg.
Cemeteries Near Hollansburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hollansburg.
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 Hollansburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hollansburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Hollansburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenmound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- First Universalist 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hollansburg had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hollansburg had a population of 214 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hollansburg, with the one closest to Hollansburg listed first.
- Glen Karn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glen Karn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Karn
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Whitewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wiley is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- New Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crete
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crete is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Arba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Savona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Fountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Fort Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Bartonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hollansburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hollansburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hollansburg ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hollansburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hollansburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hollansburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hollansburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of Hollansburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hollansburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Jay 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hollansburg) 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 Hollansburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |