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 Miller Grove (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 Miller Grove. 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 Miller Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Miller Grove: Miller Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Miller Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Miller Grove.
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 and hospitals 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.
Miller Grove is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Miller Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Miller Grove:
- Darke County (The home county of Miller Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Pitsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arcanum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Abbottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Gettysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Castine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Wayne Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Stelvideo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Minster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Christiansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- New Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Park Layne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dodo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Dialton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Donnelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- North Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holiday Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Fairborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Burkettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Laura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potsdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bloomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Troy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Pyrmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Northview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Euphemia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Alexandria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ingomar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- New Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Russia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lockington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Filburns Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Pasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Spartanburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Haysville Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Rural
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Winchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Whitewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Miller Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Miller Grove.
Cemeteries Near Miller Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Miller Grove.
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 Miller Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Miller Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Mote Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mote Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pitsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963330 <2>
- Newcomers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ithaca Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arcanum Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Abbottsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Verona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Cemetery
- The Verona Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Baltimore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43910 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Miller Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Miller Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Miller Grove, with the one closest to Miller Grove listed first.
- Painter Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Potsdam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arcanum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Red River
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Delisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Ithaca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Ludlow Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- Poplar Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Gettysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Miller Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Miller Grove.
Newspapers Published in Miller Grove ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Miller Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Miller Grove, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Miller Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Miller Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Greene County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Randolph County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Miller Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |