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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 Mifflinville (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 Mifflinville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Mifflinville is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Mifflinville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
    • Minerva Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
    • Evanston ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Evanston is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
      • Evanston has also been known as:
      • North Broadway
    • Blendon Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
      • Blendon Corner has also been known as:
      • Blendon Four Corners
      • Blendon
    • Gould Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gould Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
    • East Columbus ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • East Columbus is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Columbus
      • East Columbus has also been known as:
      • Dakrumm
      • Rarigville
    • Shepard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shepard is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Gahanna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Huber Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
    • Pinhook ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinhook is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
    • Columbus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ackerman ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Ackerman is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
    • Olentangy ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Olentangy is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Maxtown ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Maxtown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
      • Maxtown has also been known as:
      • Maxwell Corners
      • Maxwell
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Africa is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa has also been known as:
      • East Orange
    • Orange Station ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Orange Station is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
    • Victory Camp ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
    • Williamsville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Williamsville is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Harlem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Harlem is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem has also been known as:
      • Buddtown
    • Powell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Powell is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <1>
    • Lewis Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Center Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Village is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Ralph ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ralph is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
    • Snipetown ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Snipetown is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
    • Rust Corners ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Rust Corners is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Corners
    • Liberty Church ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
      • Liberty Church has also been known as:
      • Union
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Pickerington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lithopolis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Carroll
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Baltimore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Cedar Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
    • Thurston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Thurston is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Fairfield Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
    • Pleasantville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Amanda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Delmont ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Fayette County
    • Cook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cook is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Cook has also been known as:
      • Cook Station
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Houcks ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Houcks is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
    • Centerburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milfordton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Milfordton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
    • Five Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Corners is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Mount Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
    • Bangs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bangs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
  • Licking County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Beech ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Beech is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
    • Summit Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Summit Station is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
      • Summit Station has also been known as:
      • Summit
    • Pataskala
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Green ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Green is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
    • Ash ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Ash is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
    • Etna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Beechwood Trails
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
    • Johnstown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexandria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
    • Kirkersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kirkersville is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
    • Outville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Outville is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
    • Hartford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartford is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Amity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Amity is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Plain City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Jefferson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
    • Gillivan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gillivan is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
    • Chuckery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Chuckery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
    • Plumwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Plumwood is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
    • Chrisman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chrisman is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
    • Mount Sterling
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
    • Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
    • London
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Summerford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Summerford is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
  • Marion County
    • Waldo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Morrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • West Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • West Liberty is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Vails Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
    • Marengo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Westfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Westfield is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fulton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Shawtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Shawtown is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
  • Perry County
    • Thornville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Duvall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Duvall is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
    • Commercial Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Orient
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Matville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Matville is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
    • Saint Paul
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Ashville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • South Bloomfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Darbyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • East Ringgold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
    • Fox
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fox is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Pherson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pherson is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
    • Knollwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
    • Circleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mifflinville, with the one closest to Mifflinville listed first.
    • Jerome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerome is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • New California
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New California is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
    • Unionville Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Unionville Center is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • New Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • New Dover is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
    • Marysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnetic Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Milford Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pharisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pharisburg is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg

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

Cemeteries Near Mifflinville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mifflinville.

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 Mifflinville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McKendree Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Evergreen Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located in Columbus.
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Columbus.
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eastlawn Burial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40661 <2>
  • Union Cemetery (Old)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Mary's Of The Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Central Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (498 more) ...
    • Worthington Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kempton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mifflinville had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Parks Mills ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
  • Shepard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shepard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
  • Ackerman ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ackerman is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Columbus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gahanna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Olentangy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Olentangy is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
  • Doneys ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Doneys is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
  • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
  • Central College ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Central College is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
  • Worthington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marble Cliff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Westerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ovid
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ovid is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Truro ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Truro is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro

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

Newspapers Published in Mifflinville ...

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 386 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mifflinville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mifflinville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mifflinville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mifflinville:

Footnotes ...

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<2>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.
<3>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 Mifflinville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Mifflinville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.