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 Oregonia (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 Oregonia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oregonia is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Oregonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oregonia:
- Warren County (The home county of Oregonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Corwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harveysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Morrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Je Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Osceola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- South Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hageman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Greentree Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Saint Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Vera Cruz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Bardwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Taylor Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Poast Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Kyles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Wetherington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Poast Town Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Olde West Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Olde West Chester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde West Chester
- West Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester has also been known as:
- Chester
- Hogtown
- Mechanicsburg
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <1>
- Tylersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tylersville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Beckett Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beckett Ridge is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Ridge
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Crystal Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Loveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Branch Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Mount Repose
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Newtonsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Ashdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Williams Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Day Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Craver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Marathon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Blanchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Morrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Port William
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- New Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Roxanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Bellbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beavercreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trebein
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Xenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- New Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Bowersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Shawnee Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Wilberforce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Loveland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Remington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evendale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillonvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Kenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Rossmoyne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossmoyne is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossmoyne
- Terrace Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
- The Village of Indian Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Village of Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village of Indian Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,769 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Willettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hoagland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Needfull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Hollowtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Leesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Buford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Shackleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kettering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Miamisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moraine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Gem City Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Frytown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Gratis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Elkton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Campbell County (KY)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oregonia, see our County-by-County Page for Oregonia.
Cemeteries Near Oregonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oregonia.
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 Oregonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oregonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brannock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Stone Schoolhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lukens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- LeFever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeFever Cemetery
- The LeFever Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miami Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miami Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Corwin.
- The Miami Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42114 <2>
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roachester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oregonia had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oregonia, with the one closest to Oregonia listed first.
- Dodds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dodds is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
- Harveysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Waynesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hicks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lytle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lytle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Red Lion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hageman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ogden is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oregonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregonia.
Newspapers Published in Oregonia ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oregonia, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oregonia.
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 helpful 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 Oregonia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams County
- Campbell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oregonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oregonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |