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 Lilly Chapel (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 Lilly Chapel. 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.
Lilly Chapel is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Lilly Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lilly Chapel:
- Madison County (The home county of Lilly Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Gillivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plumwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summerford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Powhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- North Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- South Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Catawba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cortsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- New Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Kenwood Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Oakwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Greenlawn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Northridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Shawnee Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Hyatts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Bellepoint
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Lewis Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Lithopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pickerington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Cook
(14 miles [22.5 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Octa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darbydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Galloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- New Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Deems ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Lincoln Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Grape Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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 Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Summit Station
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Duvall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Pherson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- South Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Yellowbud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Unionville Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Milford Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lilly Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Lilly Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Lilly Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lilly Chapel.
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 Lilly Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lilly Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lower Glade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Pennsylvania Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lilly Chapel had a population of 321 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lilly Chapel, with the one closest to Lilly Chapel listed first.
- Big Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Georgesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Kiousville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Galloway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Derby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lilly Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lilly Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Lilly Chapel ...
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 347 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lilly Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lilly Chapel, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lilly Chapel.
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 Lilly Chapel:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Pickaway County
- Ross 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 Lilly Chapel, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lilly Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |