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 Otterbein (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 Otterbein. 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.
Otterbein 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 Otterbein. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otterbein:
- Warren County (The home county of Otterbein)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Greentree Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hageman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Shadow Lake Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Landen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Fayetteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Saint Martin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Taylor Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- South Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wetherington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wetherington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetherington
- Kyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Poast Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Tylersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tylersville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Rockdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beckett Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beckett Ridge is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett Ridge
- Miltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Loveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Mount Repose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Day Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Beechwood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beechwood is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
- 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
- Ashdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Newtonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Craver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craver is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
- Moores Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Mount Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Clarksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Kingman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Blanchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Wilmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Morrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Port William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Roxanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Bellbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beavercreek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Fairborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilberforce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Loveland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Evendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Remington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Glendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenwood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Highland County
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miamisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Kettering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moraine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Farmersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Gem City Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- West Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gratis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Lake Lakengren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Williams County
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Peoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Scipio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- West College Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Southgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Melbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ross is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Silver Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crestview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Wilder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton Hills is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Hills
- Ludlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bromley is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Park Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Wright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton Vale is located in Kenton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton Vale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Latonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otterbein, see our County-by-County Page for Otterbein.
Cemeteries Near Otterbein ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otterbein.
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 Otterbein - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otterbein covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Otterbein - Shaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Shaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bigger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lebanon.
- Red Lion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick - Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dick's Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick's Creek Cemetery
- The Dick's Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dick's Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40548 <2>
- Grace Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Memorial Gardens
- The Grace Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
- Grace Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405168 <2>
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Otterbein in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Otterbein.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otterbein, with the one closest to Otterbein listed first.
- Hageman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Red Lion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stokes is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Blue Ball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ball is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Lemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Mason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Kyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Dodds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dodds is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otterbein. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otterbein.
Newspapers Published in Otterbein ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otterbein.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otterbein, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otterbein.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Otterbein:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Butler County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Williams County
- Franklin County
- Union County
- Campbell County
- Kenton 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 Otterbein, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Otterbein) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |