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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ralph. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ralph to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ralph, please Contact Us.
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 Ralph (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 Ralph. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ralph is historic, it would have been located within present day Delaware 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 Delaware County: Franklin, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Ralph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ralph:
- Delaware County (The home county of Ralph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Center Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Harlem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Green ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Vans Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Condit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Pickerington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lithopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- New Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Oakland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Central College ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Havens Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Gould Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Huber Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Westerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blendon Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Blacklick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gahanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milfordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Five Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Mount Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Green Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Green ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Beechwood Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Pataskala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- New Way ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Waldo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- West Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cardington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Thornville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Duvall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Magnetic Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Unionville Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ralph, see our County-by-County Page for Ralph.
Cemeteries Near Ralph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ralph.
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 Ralph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ralph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Burnside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wickhieser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fancher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Albany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harlem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (512 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jersey Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Ralph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ralph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ralph, with the one closest to Ralph listed first.
- Center Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- New Albany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Harlem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Green ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Central College ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Vans Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Ovid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Jersey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jersey is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
- Ash ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Westerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Condit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Croton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Croton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ralph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ralph.
Newspapers Published in Ralph ...
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 327 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ralph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ralph, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ralph.
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 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 Ralph:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ralph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Ralph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |