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 Germany (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 Germany. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Germany is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near New Germany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Germany:
- Greene County (The home county of New Germany)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Beavercreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Bellbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pinewood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Yellow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilberforce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- South Middletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Jacksonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Miltonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Taylor Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Christiansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Powhattan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Holiday Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Donnelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Limestone City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Dodo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Green Hedges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- North Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Shawnee Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- New Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clarksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Gordon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Octa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Madison County
- South Solon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Kessler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Casstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Huber Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Kettering
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gem City Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Deerpark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Ingomar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Riverside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Five Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Red Lion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greentree Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hageman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Williams County
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Germany, see our County-by-County Page for New Germany.
Cemeteries Near New Germany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Germany.
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 Germany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Germany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Gerlaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kemp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Schoolhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hawker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haverstick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstick Cemetery
- The Haverstick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harshman Cemetery
- Koogler Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
- Reese - Peto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese - Peto Cemetery
- The Reese - Peto Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Harshman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schmidt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dille Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Hering Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shearer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find New Germany in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Germany.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Germany, with the one closest to New Germany listed first.
- Zimmerman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Byron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Trebein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Bryson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Oldtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Medway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Bellbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vandalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Germany. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Germany.
Newspapers Published in New Germany ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Germany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Germany, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Germany.
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 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 Germany:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Germany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Germany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |