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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Mount Leigh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mount Leigh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mount Leigh, please Contact Us.
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 Mount Leigh (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 Mount Leigh. 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 Mount Leigh ...
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 Mount Leigh: Mt. Leigh
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Mount Leigh is historic, it would have been located within present day Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Leigh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Leigh:
- Adams County (The home county of Mount Leigh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Seaman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Youngsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Harshasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- May Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Emerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Wheat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Louden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Dunkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ash Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Arnheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Sardinia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bardwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunshine ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Marathon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Utopia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Monterey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Moores Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Felicity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bantam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Point Isabel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- New Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Westboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Morrisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Folsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Elmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- North Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Berrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Mowrystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sinking Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Hollowtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Shackleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Buford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Cynthiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Latham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Coopersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Riverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Piketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Nipgen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- South Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Rarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Summit County
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Germantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Rock Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Pence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Charters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Tollesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vanceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Rectorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Leigh, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Leigh.
Cemeteries Near Mount Leigh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Leigh.
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 Mount Leigh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Leigh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Mt. Leigh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tranquility Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fenner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawshe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- May Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Mount Leigh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Leigh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Leigh, with the one closest to Mount Leigh listed first.
- Seaman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Irvington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Youngsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Tranquility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Harshasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- May Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Emerald
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Wheat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Fairfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfax is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eckmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eckmansville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckmansville
- Fincastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Dunkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Leigh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Leigh.
Newspapers Published in Mount Leigh ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Leigh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Leigh, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Leigh.
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 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 Mount Leigh:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mount Leigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Mount Leigh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |