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 Madison Lake (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 Madison Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Madison Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Madison Lake: Madison Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Madison Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madison Lake.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Madison Lake 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 Madison Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madison Lake:
- Madison County (The home county of Madison Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Chrisman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Summerford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plumwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- 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
- North Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mingo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- South Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Cortsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- New Moorefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Kenwood Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Villa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Greenlawn Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Northridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Shawnee Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Sabina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port William
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Powell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Ostrander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Hyatts
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Fairfield County
- Lithopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Cook
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Jeffersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hagler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Octa
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Washington Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darbydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Galloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Pleasant Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- New Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Lincoln Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Sullivant ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sullivant is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivant
- Sullivant has also been known as:
- Sullivants
- Deems ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Grape Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- New Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Yellow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilberforce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Matville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pherson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- New Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Duvall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- South Bloomfield
(23 miles [37 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
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ross County
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Unionville Center
(18 miles [29 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
- Milford Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(26 miles [41.8 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 Madison Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Madison Lake.
Cemeteries Near Madison Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madison Lake.
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 Madison Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madison Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- Lower Glade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery
- The Deer Creek Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lafayette Cemetery
- Upper Gwynne Farm Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kilgore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dennison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (462 more) ...
- Big Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paint Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Madison Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Madison Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madison Lake, with the one closest to Madison Lake listed first.
- London
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Big Plain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Lilly Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Nioga ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nioga is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nioga
- Kiousville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- West Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Summerford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Georgesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Myers ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chenoweth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madison Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madison Lake.
Newspapers Published in Madison Lake ...
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 329 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madison Lake, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madison Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Madison Lake:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene 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 Madison Lake, 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- Madison Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |