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 Red River (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 Red River. 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.
Name Variations for Red River ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Red River: Red Riv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Red River. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Red River.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Red River is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Red River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Red River:
- Darke County (The home county of Red River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Gettysburg
(3 miles [4.8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Pitsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Abbottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Arcanum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pikeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Gordon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Fort Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Minster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Christiansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- New Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Crystal Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Dialton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- North Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Donnelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Holiday Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greene County
- Fairborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Burkettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fort Recovery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Laura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Potsdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Kessler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- West Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Wengerlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Pyrmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Northview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ingomar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Lake Lakengren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Russia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lockington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Hardin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Pasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kettlersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Boundary City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Spartanburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rural
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- New Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Whitewater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Fountain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Red River, see our County-by-County Page for Red River.
Cemeteries Near Red River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red River.
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 Red River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Red River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newcomers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Harris Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mote Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mote Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mote Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pitsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963330 <2>
- Ludlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Covington.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington Cemetery
- Ingle Family Burying Ground
- Old Township Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41403 <2>
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 Red River had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Red River, with the one closest to Red River listed first.
- Painter Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Painter Creek is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Creek
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gettysburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Covington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Laura
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Horatio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Delisle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Ellemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellemans is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellemans
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bloomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Stelvideo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Jaysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Red River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Red River.
Newspapers Published in Red River ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red River, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red River.
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 Red River:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Jay 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> | 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 Red River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Red River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |