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 Lake Darby (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 Lake Darby. 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.
Name Variations for Lake Darby ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Darby: Lk. Darby
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Lake Darby 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 Lake Darby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Darby:
- Franklin County (The home county of Lake Darby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- New Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Galloway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Deems ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Hilliard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Amlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Urbancrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- 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
- North Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- South Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Cortsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Villa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Kenwood Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Northridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Greenlawn Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Shawnee Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Scioto Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Powell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Hyatts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Bellepoint
(20 miles [32.2 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 Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Lithopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Greene County
- Grape Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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 Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Summit Station
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Beech ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Etna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ash ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Logan County
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- West Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Gillivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plumwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chrisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Choctaw Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Matville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Duvall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Pherson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- South Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Grange Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Ashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- New California
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Jerome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Milford Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Magnetic Springs
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Darby, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Darby.
Cemeteries Near Lake Darby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Darby.
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 Lake Darby - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Darby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Burial Park
- Memorial Park
- Sunrise Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foster Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Postle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Converse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Lake Darby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Darby.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Darby, with the one closest to Lake Darby listed first.
- West Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Georgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Galloway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Hilliard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Big Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Camp Chase ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Chase is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Chase
- Pleasant Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marble Cliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Plain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Darby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Darby.
Newspapers Published in Lake Darby ...
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 362 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Darby.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Darby, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Darby.
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 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 Lake Darby:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Madison 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> | 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 Lake Darby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lake Darby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |