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 Panhandle (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 Panhandle. 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 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.
Panhandle is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Panhandle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Panhandle:
- Adams County (The home county of Panhandle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Whippoorwill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Dunkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wheat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Bradysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Moore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Neel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Ash Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ellsberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Fincastle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arnheim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sardinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Utopia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Felicity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chilo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Point Isabel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Mowrystown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Folsom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Elmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Sinking Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Berrysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Turkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Buford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Hollowtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Needfull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Latham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Cynthiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Spellman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Rarden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Otway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Lombardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Pond Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Friendship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Summit County
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Germantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Powersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Foxport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Dalesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Beechburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Flemingsburg Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flemingsburg Junction is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg Junction
- Flemingsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wallingford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Nepton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nepton is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepton
- Elizaville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Ewing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Pence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Charters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Burtonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Vanceburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Camp Dix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Quincy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rectorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Minerva
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Weedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Weedonia is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Mays Lick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Robertson County (KY)
- Mount Olivet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Panhandle, see our County-by-County Page for Panhandle.
Cemeteries Near Panhandle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panhandle.
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 Panhandle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Panhandle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- Chaparral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kirker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirker Cemetery
- The Kirker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirker Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41717 <2>
- Bissinger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brier Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loughridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Panhandle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Panhandle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Panhandle, with the one closest to Panhandle listed first.
- West Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Eckmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eckmansville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckmansville
- Cherry Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Neel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Beasley Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Fork
- Dunkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Wheat Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Hiett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hiett is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiett
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bradysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Panhandle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Panhandle.
Newspapers Published in Panhandle ...
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 Panhandle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panhandle, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panhandle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Panhandle:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Fleming County
- Lewis County
- Mason County
- Robertson 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panhandle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Panhandle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |