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 Minerva Park (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 Minerva Park. 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.
Minerva Park 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 Minerva Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minerva Park:
- Franklin County (The home county of Minerva Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Blendon Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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
- Huber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Gould Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Westerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Flint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Riverlea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gahanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Harlem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Powell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rust Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rust Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Corners
- Center Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Lewis Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 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 Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Pickerington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Baltimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Fairfield Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Pleasantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Green Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Green ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ash ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Pataskala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Outville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(21 miles [33.8 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chrisman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Mount Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Waldo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- Thornville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Duvall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Orient
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Commercial Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Matville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Ashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Pherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Jerome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Pharisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Milford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minerva Park, see our County-by-County Page for Minerva Park.
Cemeteries Near Minerva Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minerva Park.
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 Minerva Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minerva Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olde Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Worthington Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mifflin Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kempton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Minerva Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Minerva Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minerva Park, with the one closest to Minerva Park listed first.
- Mifflinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Central College ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Westerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Gahanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Shepard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Ovid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- New Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minerva Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minerva Park.
Newspapers Published in Minerva Park ...
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 351 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minerva Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minerva Park, 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 Minerva Park.
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 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 Minerva Park:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union 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 Minerva Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Minerva Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |