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 River Valley Estates (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 River Valley Estates. 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 River Valley Estates ...
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 River Valley Estates: River Vly. Ests. (or less commonly used: River Vally. Ests. or River Vlly. Ests.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named River Valley Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for River Valley Estates.
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 and doctors 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.
River Valley Estates is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near River Valley Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to River Valley Estates:
- Marion County (The home county of River Valley Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Logan ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Green Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Martel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Newmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Bucyrus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Galion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Lemert
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Broken Sword
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Crestline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Tiro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Norton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Meredith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Ashley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Leonardsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Hancock County
- Mount Blanchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Mount Victory
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Batemantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Dorema
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fredericktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Logan County
- West Mansfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Shawtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Cardington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maybee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hanley Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- McCutchenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carrothers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Melmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Bloomville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Wyandot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Marseilles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Duenquat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Kirby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Wharton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Carey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to River Valley Estates, see our County-by-County Page for River Valley Estates.
Cemeteries Near River Valley Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of River Valley Estates.
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 River Valley Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for River Valley Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Likens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burtsfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fitzhugh Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Heights Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harding Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ziller Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find River Valley Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of River Valley Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from River Valley Estates, with the one closest to River Valley Estates listed first.
- Logan ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Longville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkpatrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Morral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Wyandot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Espyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Owens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Owens is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Little Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Martel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around River Valley Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around River Valley Estates.
Newspapers Published in River Valley Estates ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around River Valley Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of River Valley Estates, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for River Valley Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 River Valley Estates:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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> | 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 River Valley Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- River Valley Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |