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 Reese (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 Reese. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Reese is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Reese. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reese:
- Franklin County (The home county of Reese)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Obetz
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bright ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Edward ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Bannon ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bannon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon
- Groveport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Edgewater Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Muhks Corners ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muhks Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muhks Corners
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Lockbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blacklick Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Harlem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Africa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Center Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Shawnee Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Liberty Church is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Church
- Liberty Church has also been known as:
- Union
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Lithopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Pickerington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Baltimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amanda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stoutsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Thurston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Millersport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Cook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Laurelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Summit Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pataskala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Kirkersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Ash ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beechwood Trails
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Outville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Green ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chrisman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Gillivan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plain City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plumwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Range
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chuckery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Choctaw Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Perry County
- Thornville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Duvall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Commercial Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Matville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Darbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Circleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pherson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Yellowbud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Adelphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(27 miles [43.5 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reese, see our County-by-County Page for Reese.
Cemeteries Near Reese ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reese.
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 Reese - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reese covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Obetz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hendren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Groveport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tifcreth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beth Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rarey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery
- The Harrison Twp. Cholera Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cholera Cemetery
- Helen Harold & Paul Peters Cemetery
- Paul Peters Farm Cemetery
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 Reese had a population of 20 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reese, with the one closest to Reese listed first.
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Edward ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Shadeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shadeville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeville
- Lockbourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Groveport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Duvall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Truro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Briggsdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briggsdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsdale
- Grove City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Canal Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Commercial Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reese. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reese.
Newspapers Published in Reese ...
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 355 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reese.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reese, 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 Reese.
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 Reese:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross 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 Reese, 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' (or 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- Reese) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |