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 Mathers Mills (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 Mathers Mills. 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 Mathers Mills ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Mathers Mills: Mathers Mls. (or less commonly used: Mathers Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Mathers Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mathers Mills may originally have been Mather's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mathers Mills might be written as Mather Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Mathers Mills is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Mathers Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mathers Mills:
- Warren County (The home county of Mathers Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Morrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Je Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- South Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Red Lion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Butlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Greentree Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Saint Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Bardwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Monroe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Taylor Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Wetherington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Poast Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Kyles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Olde West Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olde West Chester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde West Chester
- West Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester has also been known as:
- Chester
- Hogtown
- Mechanicsburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <2>
- Tylersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Beckett Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beckett Ridge is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Ridge
- Clark County
- Holiday Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Loveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Moores Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Branch Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Mount Repose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Newtonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ashdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Day Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Craver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Marathon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Kingman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Blanchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Port William
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- New Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Milledgeville
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Roxanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trebein
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beavercreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- New Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Bowersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Shawnee Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Loveland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Remington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Milford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Madeira
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Willettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Needfull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hoagland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hollowtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Buford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Shackleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moraine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Gem City Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Frytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- West Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gratis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Thomas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mathers Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Mathers Mills.
Cemeteries Near Mathers Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mathers Mills.
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 Mathers Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mathers Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brannock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- LeFever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeFever Cemetery
- The LeFever Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roachester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (533 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mathers Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mathers Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mathers Mills, with the one closest to Mathers Mills listed first.
- Oregonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hicks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Dodds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodds is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harveysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Pekin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hopkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hopkinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
- Butlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Red Lion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mathers Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mathers Mills.
Newspapers Published in Mathers Mills ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mathers Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mathers Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mathers Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mathers Mills:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams County
- Campbell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mathers Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Mathers Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |