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 Parrott (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 Parrott. 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 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.
Parrott is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Parrott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Parrott:
- Fayette County (The home county of Parrott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Hagler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Yatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Washington Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Champaign County
- Powhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- South Charleston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cortsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Enon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Limestone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Sabina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Port William
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- New Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Pleasant Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Galloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Grove City Country Club
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Grove City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Bowersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Yellow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Trebein
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- 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
- Roxanna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- East Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Highland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- New Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Willettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Hoagland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Range
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- South Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Summerford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Gillivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Pherson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Orient
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Commercial Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clarksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- South Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Roxabell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Lattaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Musselman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Yellowbud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Harveysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Parrott, see our County-by-County Page for Parrott.
Cemeteries Near Parrott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parrott.
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 Parrott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Parrott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Highbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Creamer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Creamer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hagler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parrott - Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKillip - Kirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville - Plymouth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Washington Court House.
- The Hays Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brock Cemetery
- Kimball Cemetery
- Old Jeffersonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hidy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Jefferson - Jasper Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 in 1895, Parrott had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Parrott, with the one closest to Parrott listed first.
- Hagler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Milledgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jeffersonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Octa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Jasper Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Yatesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bookwalter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Washington Court House
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blessing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- South Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Parrott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Parrott.
Newspapers Published in Parrott ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parrott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parrott, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parrott.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Parrott:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Parrott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Parrott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |