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 Mutual (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 Mutual. 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.
Mutual is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Mutual. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mutual:
- Champaign County (The home county of Mutual)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Powhattan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Christiansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- South Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Villa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Greenlawn Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Tremont City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Ostrander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Shawnee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Lake Darby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Lamb Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Hilliard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Alton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Galloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darbydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Fairborn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilberforce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Pinewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Hardin County
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- West Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Logansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Choctaw Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plumwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Summerford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Chuckery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Conover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Alcony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Fletcher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Casstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tipp City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Maplewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Milford Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pharisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mutual, see our County-by-County Page for Mutual.
Cemeteries Near Mutual ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mutual.
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 Mutual - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mutual covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Fair View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- The Fair View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Mutual Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Treacles Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Britton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sodom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (472 more) ...
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- The Oakdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42484 <2>
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mutual had a population of 174 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mutual had a population of 102 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mutual, with the one closest to Mutual listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Hagenbaugh ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagenbaugh is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagenbaugh
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Cable
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Urbana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Fountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Kingscreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennard is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Bowlusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mutual. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mutual.
Newspapers Published in Mutual ...
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 216 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mutual.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mutual, 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 Mutual.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mutual:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby 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 Mutual, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mutual) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |