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 Maple Grove (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 Maple Grove. 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 Maple Grove ...
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 Maple Grove: Maple Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Grove.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Maple Grove is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Maple Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Grove:
- Ross County (The home county of Maple Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Musselman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Roxabell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Lattaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Bourneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Dills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Louden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Sabina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Stoutsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington Court House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Hagler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lockbourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- New Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- East Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Bridges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sinking Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Highland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Elmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Berrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Laurelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Apple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Ray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Grange Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Pherson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Knollwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Peck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Spellman Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Waverly City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Cynthiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Glen Jean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Latham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Newfain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Piketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Mount Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Scioto County
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Grove.
Cemeteries Near Maple Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Grove.
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 Maple Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Poole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Biers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McDill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chillicothe Correctional Institute Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (612 more) ...
- Sheron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bishop Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- The Clark Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
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 Maple Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Maple Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Grove, with the one closest to Maple Grove listed first.
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Slate Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Musselman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roxabell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Lattaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Bourneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Hopetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Newingburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newingburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newingburg
- Chillicothe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Kinnikinnick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Grove.
Newspapers Published in Maple Grove ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Maple Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 Maple Grove, 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- Maple Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |