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 Phoneton (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 Phoneton. 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 and 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.
Phoneton is located in Miami 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 Miami County: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Phoneton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Phoneton:
- Miami County (The home county of Phoneton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Kessler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Casstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Laura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Conover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Carysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Crystal Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- New Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Dodo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Enon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- North Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Limestone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Dialton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Eagle City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- New Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Port William
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Arcanum
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Poplar Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Abbottsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Castine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Stelvideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Fort Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Versailles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Fairborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Bellbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilberforce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- New Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- South Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Huber Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Vandalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Northridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Northview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Deerpark Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Fort McKinley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Englewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Russia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Red Lion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Greentree Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Williams County
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Phoneton, see our County-by-County Page for Phoneton.
Cemeteries Near Phoneton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Phoneton.
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 Phoneton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Phoneton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Charleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cassel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Booher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Phoneton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Phoneton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Phoneton, with the one closest to Phoneton listed first.
- West Charleston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Charleston is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Sulphur Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Brandt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Vandalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Spanker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Medway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Forgy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Alcony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Taylorsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Phoneton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Phoneton.
Newspapers Published in Phoneton ...
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 245 newspapers that have been published in the area around Phoneton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Phoneton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Phoneton.
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 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 Phoneton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 Phoneton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phoneton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |