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 Lockbourne (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 Lockbourne. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lockbourne is primarily located in Franklin County. A portion of Lockbourne extends into Pickaway 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 Lockbourne. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockbourne:
- Franklin County (The home county of Lockbourne)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Obetz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Edward ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Groveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City Country Club
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Bannon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bannon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Powell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Africa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Shawnee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Center Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Lewis Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Lithopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Pickerington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Baltimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Cook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Laurelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Summit Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pataskala
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kirkersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Beechwood Trails
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Ash ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Outville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Buckeye Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Gillivan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Range
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summerford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Perry County
- Thornville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Duvall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Commercial Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Darbyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- East Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Knollwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pherson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Yellowbud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Adelphi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(29 miles [46.7 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockbourne, see our County-by-County Page for Lockbourne.
Cemeteries Near Lockbourne ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockbourne.
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 Lockbourne - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockbourne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
- The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cholera Cemetery
- Helen Harold & Paul Peters Cemetery
- Paul Peters Farm Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scioto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Caldwell Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- James Borrer Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rarey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Obetz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (551 more) ...
- Beckett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Press Peters Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Lockbourne had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lockbourne had a population of 249 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockbourne, with the one closest to Lockbourne listed first.
- Duvall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Shadeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Reese
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reese is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Commercial Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Edward ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- South Bloomfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Groveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Marcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcy is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockbourne. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockbourne.
Newspapers Published in Lockbourne ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockbourne.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockbourne, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockbourne.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lockbourne:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Perry 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> | 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 Lockbourne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockbourne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |