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 Pigeye (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 Pigeye. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pigeye is primarily located in Miami County. A portion of Pigeye extends into Montgomery 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 Pigeye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeye:
- Miami County (The home county of Pigeye)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Kessler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- West Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Ludlow Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Ginghamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Potsdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Tipp City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laura
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Casstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Astoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Poast Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Jacksonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Middletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Miltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- South Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Somerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Christiansburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Park Layne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- New Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dodo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Holiday Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Donnelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Green Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Dialton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Enon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Lawrenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Limestone City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Eagle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Pitsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Gettysburg
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Castine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Fort Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Savona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Wayne Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Fairborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Yellow Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Northview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Airhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Trotwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Eaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gratis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Lake Lakengren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- New Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Russia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Port Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Springboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Arba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Whitewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeye, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeye.
Cemeteries Near Pigeye ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeye.
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 Pigeye - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pigeye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- Minnich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Herr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Furnas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Curtis Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honeyman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dohner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Polk Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Grove Cemetery
- The Polk Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
- Polk Grove UCC Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Pigeye in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pigeye.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeye, with the one closest to Pigeye listed first.
- County Line ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Union
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Milton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Garland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kinsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Ludlow Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Little York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Spanker
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- Taylorsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylorsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vandalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ginghamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Potsdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeye. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeye.
Newspapers Published in Pigeye ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeye.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeye, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pigeye.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pigeye:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Randolph County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Pigeye, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pigeye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |