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 Jerusalem (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 Jerusalem. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
New Jerusalem is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near New Jerusalem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Jerusalem:
- Logan County (The home county of New Jerusalem)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Zanesfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Valley Hi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Iron City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- De Graff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Harrod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Santa Fe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Urbana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Carysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mechanicsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powhattan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Saint Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Catawba
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Northridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Eagle City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Oakwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Villa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Dialton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Greenlawn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- South Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Ostrander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Radnor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Scioto Bridge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Bridge
- Franklin County
- Lamb Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roundhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Kenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McGuffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Ada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Chuckery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- La Rue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Newmans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Maplewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Jackson Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Montra
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Botkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Milford Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Marysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Unionville Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Wyandot County
- Marseilles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Jerusalem, see our County-by-County Page for New Jerusalem.
Cemeteries Near New Jerusalem ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Jerusalem.
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 Jerusalem - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Jerusalem covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- New Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zanesfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jasinsky Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Easton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tharps Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marmon Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Stanfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Jerusalem had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Jerusalem, with the one closest to New Jerusalem listed first.
- Zanesfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- East Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Bellefontaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gretna is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Jerusalem. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Jerusalem.
Newspapers Published in New Jerusalem ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Jerusalem.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Jerusalem, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Jerusalem.
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 Jerusalem:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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 Jerusalem, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Jerusalem) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |