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 Harrison (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 Harrison. 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 doctors and 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 Harrison is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near New Harrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Harrison:
- Darke County (The home county of New Harrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Gettysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Poplar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ansonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Fort Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Coletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Minster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Christiansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- New Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Park Layne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Burkettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Chickasaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Recovery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Macedon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Celina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Polo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Laura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Piqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wengerlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Englewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Northview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Euphemia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Russia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lockington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fort Laramie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Filburns Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettlersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Botkins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Boundary City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Haysville Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rural
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- New Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Whitewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Spring Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Harrison, see our County-by-County Page for New Harrison.
Cemeteries Near New Harrison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Harrison.
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 Harrison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Harrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Erisman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Zion Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coppess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stelvideo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (462 more) ...
- Arcanum Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newcomers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find New Harrison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Harrison.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Harrison, with the one closest to New Harrison listed first.
- Gettysburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Poplar Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Horatio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Red River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red River is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Painter Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jaysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Beamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Delisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Dawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Harrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Harrison.
Newspapers Published in New Harrison ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Harrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Harrison, 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 Harrison.
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 Harrison:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne 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 Harrison, 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' (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- New Harrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |