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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Orangeburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Orangeburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Orangeburg, 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 Orangeburg (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 Orangeburg. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Orangeburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Preble 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 Preble County: Union (IN), Wayne (IN), Butler, Darke & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Orangeburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orangeburg:
- Preble County (The home county of Orangeburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- New Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Euphemia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Contreras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jacksonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Poast Town Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Seven Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Reily
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reily is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily
- Miltonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Poast Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Hanover ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- New Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Castine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hollansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Savona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Fort Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Long
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Abbottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Potsdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kessler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ginghamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Bloomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Pyrmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Wengerlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Phillipsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Airhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Farmersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Voyager Village West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Clayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Warren County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fayette County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Springersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Connersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Everton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Everton is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Nulltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Millville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- New Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Mooreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Straughn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Blountsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Messick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Arba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Lynn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <2>
- Bloomingport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Snow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Rural
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Haysville Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Modoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Union City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Losantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rush County (IN)
- Falmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Yankee Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West College Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Billingsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Contreras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fountain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Greens Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pennville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orangeburg, see our County-by-County Page for Orangeburg.
Cemeteries Near Orangeburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orangeburg.
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 Orangeburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orangeburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of New Hope.
- The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bonebrake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980558 <3>
- Petry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prices Creek German Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Spacht Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wares Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Orangeburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Orangeburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Orangeburg, with the one closest to Orangeburg listed first.
- New Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Westville is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
- Ebenezer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- New Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbellstown is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellstown
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Florence is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Florence
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- West Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orangeburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orangeburg.
Newspapers Published in Orangeburg ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orangeburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orangeburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orangeburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Orangeburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Preble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Henry County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Wayne 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 Orangeburg, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orangeburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |