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 Moraine (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 Moraine. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Moraine is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Moraine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moraine:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Moraine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Gem City Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- West Carrollton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Frytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Whitfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Kettering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Drexel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Miamisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerpark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Rockdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Overpeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Park Layne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Holiday Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Dodo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Limestone City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Green Hedges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- North Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Shawnee Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Cortsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Loveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- New Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port William
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Blanchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pitsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Arcanum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Savona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Beavercreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Pinewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Loveland Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Sharonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kessler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Casstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Ingomar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- West Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Corwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greentree Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hageman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Williams County
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moraine, see our County-by-County Page for Moraine.
Cemeteries Near Moraine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moraine.
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 Moraine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moraine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40161 <2>
- New Greencastle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Greencastle Cemetery
- The New Greencastle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Castle Cemetery
- Greencastle Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41160 <2>
- Holderman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Miami Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Creager Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Himes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Greencastle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Moraine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moraine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moraine, with the one closest to Moraine listed first.
- West Carrollton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Ellerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ellerton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Miamisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Stillwater Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trotwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bellbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moraine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moraine.
Newspapers Published in Moraine ...
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 271 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moraine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moraine, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moraine.
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 professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Moraine:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Moraine, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moraine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |