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 Martinsville (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 Martinsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Martinsville is located in 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 Clinton County: Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Greene, Highland & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Martinsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martinsville:
- Clinton County (The home county of Martinsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Morrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- New Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blanchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Emerald
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- May Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Louden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Tranquility
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Saint Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Bardwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sardinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Locust Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Arnheim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Ash Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taylor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Wetherington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Moores Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Ashdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Williams Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Afton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Craver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Mount Repose
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Day Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Milledgeville
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hagler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Bowersville
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- New Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Xenia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bellbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Trebein
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Loveland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Milford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- Highpoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Remington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Blue Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Hoagland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Shackleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Leesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
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- Needfull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
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- East Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
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- Buford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Madison County
- South Solon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Fruitdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Osceola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Butlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- San Je Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Pleasant Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Waynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Murdock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- South Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martinsville, see our County-by-County Page for Martinsville.
Cemeteries Near Martinsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martinsville.
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 Martinsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martinsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Turner Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martinsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Betterton Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lieurance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore - Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Achor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (548 more) ...
- Westboro IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Martinsville had a population of 336 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Martinsville had a population of 439 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martinsville, with the one closest to Martinsville listed first.
- Morrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Lynchburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- New Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Antioch is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch
- Willettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Pansy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pansy is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Saint Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Dodsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dodsonville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blanchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Careytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martinsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martinsville.
Newspapers Published in Martinsville ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martinsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martinsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martinsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Martinsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clermont County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Martinsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Martinsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |