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 Louisville (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 Louisville. 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 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 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.
Louisville is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Louisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Louisville:
- Adams County (The home county of Louisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Louden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- May Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Wheat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Jaybird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Dunkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ash Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Sardinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Arnheim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Neel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Bardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Orab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ellsberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Clermont County
- Marathon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- New Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Elmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Sinking Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Berrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Barretts Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Mowrystown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hoagland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Cynthiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Latham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Coopersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Sargents
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Piketon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Nipgen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Fruitdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Summithill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- South Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bourneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Lattaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Roxabell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Rarden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Arion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lombardsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lucasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Pond Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Rosemount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Summit County
- Manchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Greenup County (KY)
- South Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Pence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Vanceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Charters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Tollesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Firebrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Garrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Louisville, see our County-by-County Page for Louisville.
Cemeteries Near Louisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Louisville.
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 Louisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Louisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Louisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- May Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marble Furnace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- The Louden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Louden Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297778 <3>
- Loudon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lawshe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tranquility Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (600 more) ...
- Strait Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Leigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Louisville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Louisville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- May Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Tranquility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Peebles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irvington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Elmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Wheat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beaver Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Sinking Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Louisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Louisville.
Newspapers Published in Louisville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Louisville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Louisville.
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 either 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 Louisville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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> | 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- Louisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Louisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |