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 Reesville (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 Reesville. 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.
Reesville is located in Clinton 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 Clinton County: Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Greene, Highland & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Reesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reesville:
- Clinton County (The home county of Reesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Sabina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Port William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- North Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Saint Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Cortsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Shawnee Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Hedges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Moores Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Octa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Cook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Pinewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Trebein
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Bridges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Willettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoagland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- New Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Shackleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Barretts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- South Solon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- New Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Spellman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Fruitdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- South Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Lattaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roxabell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Dills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Bourneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Harveysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Waynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- San Je Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Butlerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Pleasant Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Lebanon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comargo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reesville, see our County-by-County Page for Reesville.
Cemeteries Near Reesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reesville.
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 Reesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coulter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sabina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richland Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grassy Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Texas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centerville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lees Creek.
- The Centerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lees Creek Cemetery
- Rhonemus Cemetery
- Sharpes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165783 <2>
- Bloomington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (534 more) ...
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haws Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Reesville had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reesville, with the one closest to Reesville listed first.
- Melvin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Sabina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- New Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Antioch is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Antioch
- Memphis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Port William
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jasper Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Edgefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reesville.
Newspapers Published in Reesville ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reesville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reesville.
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 Reesville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren 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 Reesville, 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 from Point A (ie- Reesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |