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 Plattsburg (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 Plattsburg. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Plattsburg is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Plattsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plattsburg:
- Clark County (The home county of Plattsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- South Vienna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Cortsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Kenwood Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Greenlawn Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Oakwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Green Hedges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Shawnee Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Powhattan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mutual
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kingscreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Port William
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- New Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Octa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Cook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darbydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Galloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Hilliard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Pleasant Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Amlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Grape Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilberforce
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Pinewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Bowersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Xenia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- West Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Summerford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Chrisman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Plumwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Chuckery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Alcony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Casstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tipp City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Huber Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Hooks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Orient
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Matville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Darbyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Commercial Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Holland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Milford Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plattsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Plattsburg.
Cemeteries Near Plattsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plattsburg.
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 Plattsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plattsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- Plattsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Vienna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brighton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Titus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Infirmary 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plattsburg had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
- South Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Myers ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Thorps
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Summerford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Pitchin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Moorefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Selma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Villa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plattsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plattsburg.
Newspapers Published in Plattsburg ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plattsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plattsburg, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plattsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Plattsburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Plattsburg, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plattsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |