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 Milford Center (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 Milford Center. 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 Milford Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Milford Center: Milford Ctr. (or less commonly used: Milford Cen., Milford Cent. or Milford Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Milford Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Milford Center.
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 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.
Milford Center is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Milford Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Milford Center:
- Union County (The home county of Milford Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- New California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pharisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mutual
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Powhattan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Catawba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Villa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Eagle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Kenwood Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Bellepoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Highway ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Lincoln Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Mount Victory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Middleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Zanesfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Chuckery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Gillivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Choctaw Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Summerford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Green Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Waldo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Morrow County
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Milford Center, see our County-by-County Page for Milford Center.
Cemeteries Near Milford Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milford Center.
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 Milford Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Milford Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Milford Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Broderick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Hazel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Mechanicsburg.
- New Darby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Darby Cemetery
- The New Darby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Cemetery
- Darby Twp. Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
- Unionville Center Cemetery
- Old Darby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Milford Center had a population of 718 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Milford Center had a population of 927 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Milford Center, with the one closest to Milford Center listed first.
- Irwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Unionville Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pottersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Fountain Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- North Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- New Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Mechanicsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Plain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Milford Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Milford Center.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Milford Center ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milford Center.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Milford Center. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Milford Center and those printed in the larger area surrounding Milford Center.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> of Milford Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Milford Center:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milford Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Milford Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |