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 Lisbon (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 Lisbon. 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 doctors and 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.
Lisbon is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Lisbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lisbon:
- Clark County (The home county of Lisbon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- South Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cortsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Kenwood Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Shawnee Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Green Hedges
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Greenlawn Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- New Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Oakwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Powhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mutual
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kingscreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Port William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- New Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Lees Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Octa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Washington Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darbydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- New Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lincoln Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Pleasant Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Hilliard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Wilberforce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Bowersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Pinewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- South Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Summerford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Range
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Plumwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Alcony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Casstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Kettering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Riverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Vandalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Orient
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Darbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Matville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- New Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commercial Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Milford Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lisbon, see our County-by-County Page for Lisbon.
Cemeteries Near Lisbon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lisbon.
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 Lisbon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lisbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Lisbon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffenbarger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Quaker Cemetery
- The Old Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Green Plain Friends Cemetery
- Green Plain Hicksite Cemetery
- Hicksite Little Brick Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Titus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- South Vienna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Lisbon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lisbon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- South Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Thorps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Myers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Pitchin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Gladstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- South Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Summerford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Catawba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lisbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lisbon.
Newspapers Published in Lisbon ...
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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisbon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lisbon, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lisbon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lisbon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Shelby 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 Lisbon, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lisbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |