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 Plain City (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 Plain City. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Plain City is primarily located in Madison County. A portion of Plain City extends into Union 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 Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Plain City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plain City:
- Madison County (The home county of Plain City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Amity
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chuckery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Summerford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Woodstock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Lewisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mutual
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Powhattan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Northridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Greenlawn Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Kenwood Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Tremont City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Scioto Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Shawnee Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Ostrander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bellepoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Hyatts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Fayette County
- Cook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Lake Darby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Highway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Lincoln Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Green ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Summit Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Valley Hi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Orient
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Matville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Darbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- New California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plain City, see our County-by-County Page for Plain City.
Cemeteries Near Plain City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plain City.
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 Plain City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plain City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- Darby Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- United Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Finch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith - Calhoun Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New California Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Converse - Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coverse - Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverse - Huff Cemetery
- The Coverse - Huff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cannan Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
- Big Darby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Converse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- New Darby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Darby Cemetery
- The New Darby Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Cemetery
- Darby Twp. Cemetery
- Unionville Cemetery
- Unionville Center Cemetery
- Old Darby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plain City had a population of 1,245 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Plain City had a population of 4,761 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plain City, with the one closest to Plain City listed first.
- New California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Resaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Hilliard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watkins is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Rosedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- New Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- West Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Bellepoint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Ostrander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plain City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plain City.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Plain City ...
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 377 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plain City.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Plain City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Plain City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Plain City.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Plain City.
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 either 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 Plain City:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway County
- Union 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 Plain City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Plain City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |