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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 Nace Corner (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 Nace Corner. 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 Nace Corner ...

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 Nace Corner: Nace Cor. (or less commonly used: Nace Crn.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 east 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.

Nace Corner is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Highland, Jackson, Ross & Scioto.

Below are the counties that are near Nace Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nace Corner:

  • Pike County     (The home county of Nace Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Poplar Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Newfain
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Newfain is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
    • Latham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cynthiana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cynthiana is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
    • Spellman Crossing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
    • Camp
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
    • Jasper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jasper is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Riverdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Riverdale is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Coopersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Coopersville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
    • Piketon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sargents
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sargents is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
    • Peck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Peck is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Locust Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Louden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Louden is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
    • Peebles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • May Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • May Hill is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
    • Jaybird
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jaybird is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Tranquility
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tranquility is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Mineral Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Buck Run ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buck Run is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
    • Harshasville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harshasville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
    • Seaman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Unity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Unity is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Wheat Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Fincastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fincastle is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
    • Macon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Macon is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Ash Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
    • Sardinia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Decatur is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Russellville
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Arnheim is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
    • Neel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Neel is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
    • Saint Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint Martin is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
      • Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
    • Bardwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bardwell is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
    • Fivemile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fivemile is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
    • Mount Orab
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • New Vienna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Lees Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Martinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Sinking Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Elmville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Elmville is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
    • Turkey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turkey is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • North Uniontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Uniontown is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
    • Marshall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Barretts Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
    • Berrysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Berrysville is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
    • Folsom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Folsom is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • New Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • New Petersburg is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
    • Hillsboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Tree Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
    • Bridges
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridges is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
  • Lawrence County
    • Rome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rome is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Ross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Bainbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Humboldt is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Dills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dills is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
    • Nipgen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nipgen is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
    • Fruitdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Fruitdale is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
    • Summithill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Summithill is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
    • South Salem
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bourneville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bourneville is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
    • Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
    • Lattaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lattaville is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
      • Lattaville has also been known as:
      • Lattas
    • Alma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Musselman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Musselman is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
  • Scioto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Rarden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Youngs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Youngs is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Otway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Arion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Arion is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Lombardsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
    • Lucasville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • West Portsmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
    • Rosemount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosemount is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
    • Friendship
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
    • Minford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit County
    • Manchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Manchester is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Greenup County (KY)
    • South Portsmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
  • Lewis County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Pence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nace Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Nace Corner.

Cemeteries Near Nace Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nace Corner.

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 Nace Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nace Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.

  • Strait Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Westwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Suiter - Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Washburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Fain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Dutch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Sinking Spring.
    • The Old Dutch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • All Saints Cemetery
    • LDS Cemetery
    • LDS Cemetery
    • Saints Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188912 <2>
  • Continue List   (635 more) ...
    • Louden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loudon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pumill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Nace Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nace Corner.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nace Corner, with the one closest to Nace Corner listed first.

  • Sinking Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Poplar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
  • Byington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Byington is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byington
  • Newfain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newfain is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
  • Elmville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elmville is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Turkey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Turkey is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
  • Latham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Uniontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Uniontown is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
  • Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Carmel is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
  • Arkoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Arkoe is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
  • Cynthiana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cynthiana is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • May Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • May Hill is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
    • Peebles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beaver Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nace Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nace Corner.

Newspapers Published in Nace Corner ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nace Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nace Corner, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nace Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Nace Corner:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nace Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Nace Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.