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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nioga. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nioga to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nioga, please Contact Us.
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 Nioga (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 Nioga. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nioga is historic, it would have been located within present day Madison 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 Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Nioga. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nioga:
- Madison County (The home county of Nioga)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Chrisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Summerford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Gillivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Choctaw Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- South Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Plumwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Cortsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- New Moorefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Kenwood Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Shawnee Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Oakwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Green Hedges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Sabina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port William
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Lees Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Powell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lithopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Stoutsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Milledgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Darbydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Pleasant Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Lake Darby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Galloway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City Country Club
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Grove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Urbancrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Grape Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- East Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Greenfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Matville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Darbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Commercial Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- New Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Duvall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Yellowbud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Roxabell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Lattaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Musselman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- South Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Unionville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Milford Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nioga, see our County-by-County Page for Nioga.
Cemeteries Near Nioga ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nioga.
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 Nioga - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nioga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Timmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston - McClimans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Cemetery
- The Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alkire Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alkire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (480 more) ...
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bostwick - Loofbourrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Nioga itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nioga, with the one closest to Nioga listed first.
- Kiousville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kiousville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiousville
- Chenoweth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoweth is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- Big Plain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Plain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Range
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Lilly Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lilly Chapel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel
- Madison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Georgesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Georgesville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgesville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nioga. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nioga.
Newspapers Published in Nioga ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nioga.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nioga, 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 Nioga.
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 Nioga:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nioga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nioga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |