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 Lynchburg (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 Lynchburg. 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.
Lynchburg is primarily located in Highland County. A portion of Lynchburg extends into Clinton 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Lynchburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynchburg:
- Highland County (The home county of Lynchburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Willettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
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- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
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- Shackleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
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- Harwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hollowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Needfull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
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- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Highland County
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- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Mowrystown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
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- Bridges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
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- Berrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Emerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- May Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Louden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Seaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Youngsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Cherry Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
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- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Locust Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
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- Peebles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Saint Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Bardwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Sardinia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Orab
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
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- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Locust Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Arnheim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Ash Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Moores Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monterey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Owensville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Williams Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Craver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Day Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Repose
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- New Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Blanchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sabina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Washington Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hagler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
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- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Bowersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Roxanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- New Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
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- Shawnee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Loveland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Remington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Terrace Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- The Village of Indian Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- The Village of Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village of Indian Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,769 people
- Dry Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Highpoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Summit is located in Hamilton County
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- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Cynthiana
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
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- Spellman Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Poplar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Latham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Fruitdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Osceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Butlerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- San Je Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Harveysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Murdock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Maineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynchburg, see our County-by-County Page for Lynchburg.
Cemeteries Near Lynchburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynchburg.
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 Lynchburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lynchburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stroup Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroup Cemetery
- The Stroup Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stroup & Dodson Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Runk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Troutwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (545 more) ...
- Strange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Lynchburg had a population of 763 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lynchburg had a population of 1,493 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Dodsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Willettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Saint Martin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Martinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Pricetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Shackleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- New Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollowtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chasetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chasetown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chasetown
- Winkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winkle is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- East Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Danville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynchburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynchburg.
Newspapers Published in Lynchburg ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynchburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynchburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynchburg.
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 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 Lynchburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren 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 Lynchburg, 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- Lynchburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |