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 Merrittstown (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 Merrittstown. 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.
Merrittstown 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 Merrittstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merrittstown:
- Warren County (The home county of Merrittstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Kenricksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Corwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hageman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- South Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Fayetteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Vera Cruz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poast Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- South Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Poast Town Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Taylor Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Kyles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Wetherington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Miltonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Astoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Rockdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Crystal Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Loveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Mount Repose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ashdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Day Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Williams Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Moores Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- Craver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Monterey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- New Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Port William
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- New Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Bellbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Beavercreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- 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
- Wilberforce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Loveland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Evendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(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
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Rossmoyne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Highland County
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Miami County
- Ginghamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Oakwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Miamisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Carrollton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moraine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Frytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Gem City Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- West Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Morning Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Euphemia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 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 Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merrittstown, see our County-by-County Page for Merrittstown.
Cemeteries Near Merrittstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merrittstown.
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 Merrittstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merrittstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Kirby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Null Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick - Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Lion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lebanon.
- Old Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Shaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (538 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quaker Cemetery
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicksite Cemetery
- Quaker 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 Merrittstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merrittstown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merrittstown, with the one closest to Merrittstown listed first.
- Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Dodds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dodds is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
- Ridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Red Lion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lytle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lytle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Oregonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hageman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Ball is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lemon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- South Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merrittstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merrittstown.
Newspapers Published in Merrittstown ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merrittstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merrittstown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merrittstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Merrittstown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams County
- Campbell 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 Merrittstown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrittstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |