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 Kirkwood (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 Kirkwood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Kirkwood is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan & Miami.
Below are the counties that are near Kirkwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirkwood:
- Shelby County (The home county of Kirkwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Lockington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Pasco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Port Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Laramie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Minster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fryburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- New Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Santa Fe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Moulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Saint Johns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Wapakoneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Buckland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Carysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Powhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Dialton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Dodo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- New Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Tremont City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Donnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Eagle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Limestone City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Osgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Frenchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Brock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Stelvideo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Poplar Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Dawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- North Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pitsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greene County
- Fairborn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- Roundhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Russells Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- New Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Chickasaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Saint Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Piqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Casstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bloomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Huber Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Northview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Hooks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Shiloh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirkwood, see our County-by-County Page for Kirkwood.
Cemeteries Near Kirkwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirkwood.
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 Kirkwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirkwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Razer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (532 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garby Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kirkwood had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirkwood, with the one closest to Kirkwood listed first.
- Lockington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Depew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Depew is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Piqua
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Plattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plattsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farrington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Ballou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ballou is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Oran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oran is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eldean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eldean is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldean
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Tawawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tawawa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawawa
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kirkwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirkwood.
Newspapers Published in Kirkwood ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirkwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirkwood, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirkwood.
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 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 Kirkwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble 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 Kirkwood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kirkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |