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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 May Hill (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 May Hill. 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 southwest 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 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.

May Hill is located in Adams County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.

Below are the counties that are near May Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to May Hill:

  • Adams County     (The home county of May Hill)
  • Brown County
  • Clermont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • Marathon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Moores Fork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • New Vienna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Memphis
      • From May Hill to Memphis
    • Morrisville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lees Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Midland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • Elmville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
      • Elmville is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmville
      • From May Hill to Elmville
    • North Uniontown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sinking Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Turkey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turkey
      • From May Hill to Turkey
    • Folsom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berrysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Tree Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mowrystown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
      • Mowrystown is located in Highland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Barretts Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Shackleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shackleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
      • Shackleton is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shackleton
      • From May Hill to Shackleton
  • Lawrence County
  • Pike County
  • Ross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • Humboldt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Humboldt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Ross County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Humboldt
      • From May Hill to Humboldt
    • Fruitdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
      • Dills is located in Ross County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dills
      • From May Hill to Dills
    • Nipgen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nipgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
      • Nipgen is located in Ross County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nipgen
      • From May Hill to Nipgen
    • South Salem
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
      • South Salem is located in Ross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salem <2>
    • Summithill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summithill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
      • Summithill is located in Ross County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Summithill
      • From May Hill to Summithill
    • Bourneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lattaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxabell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scioto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • Rarden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
      • Rarden is located in Scioto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <2>
    • Youngs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Otway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
      • Otway is located in Scioto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Otway
      • From May Hill to Otway
    • Bear Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bear Creek
      • From May Hill to Bear Creek
    • Arion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lombardsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
      • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <2>
  • Summit County
  • Lewis County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • Pence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
      • Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Cottageville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Charters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Vanceburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mason County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.
    • Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • South Ripley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Maysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minerva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to May Hill, see our County-by-County Page for May Hill.

Cemeteries Near May Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of May Hill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for May Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.

  • May Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Flat Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Louisville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41664 <5>
  • Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belfast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belfast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tranquility Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tranquility Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tranquility Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haigh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haigh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haigh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Louden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Loudon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loudon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loudon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frazer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Storer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Storer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Storer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (584 more) ...
    • Marble Furnace Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Furnace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Furnace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hurst Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurst Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that May Hill had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from May Hill, with the one closest to May Hill listed first.

  • Tranquility
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Buck Run ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
    • Buck Run is located in Adams County
  • Elmville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
    • Elmville is located in Highland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmville
    • From May Hill to Elmville
  • Fairfax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Highland County
  • Irvington ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Adams County
  • North Uniontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Seaman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harshasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Peebles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Locust Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sinking Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Turkey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turkey
      • From May Hill to Turkey
    • Folsom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheat Ridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around May Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around May Hill.

Newspapers Published in May Hill ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around May Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of May Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for May Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 May Hill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for May Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- May Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in May Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0127, Longitude: -83.5077       In this case, the coordinates for May Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 May Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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