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 North Jacksonville (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 North Jacksonville. 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.
Name Variations for North Jacksonville ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Jacksonville: N. Jacksonville
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
North Jacksonville 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 North Jacksonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Jacksonville:
- Darke County (The home county of North Jacksonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frenchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Brock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Dawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stelvideo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- North Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ansonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Minster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Fryburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Carysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Christiansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- De Graff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Logansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Burkettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Recovery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Celina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Macedon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Scudder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Bloomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Piqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Falls
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Potsdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wengerlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brookville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Airhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Pyrmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Northview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Verona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Russia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lockington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kettlersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Botkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Salamonia
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Boundary City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Spartanburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Rural
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Bloomingport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Whitewater
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Jacksonville, see our County-by-County Page for North Jacksonville.
Cemeteries Near North Jacksonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Jacksonville.
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 North Jacksonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Jacksonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Valberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- English Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Speelman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coppess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (466 more) ...
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Remy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brock 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.<2>
While we didn't find North Jacksonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Jacksonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Jacksonville, with the one closest to North Jacksonville listed first.
- Versailles
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Webster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Bloomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Russia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Dawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Beamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Horatio
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Willowdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdell
- Strakers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strakers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strakers
- Stelvideo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Gettysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Jacksonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Jacksonville.
Newspapers Published in North Jacksonville ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Jacksonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Jacksonville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Jacksonville.
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 either 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 North Jacksonville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Logan 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> | 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 North Jacksonville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Jacksonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |