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 New Albany (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 New Albany. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
New Albany is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near New Albany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Albany:
- Franklin County (The home county of New Albany)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Havens Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Blacklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Gould Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Gahanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Blendon Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Westerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Minerva Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Center Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Green ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Vans Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Africa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- South Condit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Pickerington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lithopolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Thurston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pleasantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milfordton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Five Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Mount Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Martinsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Ash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Green ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Pataskala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- New Way ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Outville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Marion County
- Waldo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Thornville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Duvall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Commercial Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orient
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Matville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- East Ringgold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Unionville Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Magnetic Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Albany, see our County-by-County Page for New Albany.
Cemeteries Near New Albany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Albany.
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 New Albany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Albany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Albany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wagner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burnside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Headley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fancher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jersey Universalist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (506 more) ...
- Havens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jersey Cemetery
- Jersey Twp. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Albany had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Albany had a population of 11,072 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Ovid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Jersey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jersey is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Blacklick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Center Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Central College ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Gahanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Columbia Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Center is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Center
- Ash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Westerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Albany. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Albany.
Newspapers Published in New Albany ...
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 354 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Albany, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Albany.
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 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 New Albany:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Albany, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Albany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |