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 Riverlea (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 Riverlea. 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 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.
Riverlea 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 Riverlea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverlea:
- Franklin County (The home county of Riverlea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Flint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Highway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evanston is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Evanston has also been known as:
- North Broadway
- Minerva Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Upper Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blendon Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Huber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Seagrove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seagrove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagrove
- Seagrove has also been known as:
- Seagrave
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Woodstock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Powell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Liberty Church ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Africa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Shawnee Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Hyatts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Rust Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rust Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Corners
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
- Scioto Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Pickerington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lithopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Thurston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Five Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Beech ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Green ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ash ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Johnstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Etna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Outville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Kirkersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Amity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plain City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Gillivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Chuckery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Chrisman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Choctaw Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Mount Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Waldo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Orient
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Commercial Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duvall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Matville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Bloomfield
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Darbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- East Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Pherson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Jerome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(17 miles [27.4 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
- New Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Milford Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverlea, see our County-by-County Page for Riverlea.
Cemeteries Near Riverlea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverlea.
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 Riverlea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverlea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Worthington Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kempton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery (New)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKendree Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pool Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Goodrich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Riverlea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverlea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverlea, with the one closest to Riverlea listed first.
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Ackerman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ackerman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
- Mifflinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflinville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
- Parks Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parks Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mills
- Marble Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Marble Cliff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Cliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Westerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hilliard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shepard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Central College ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Africa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Gahanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverlea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverlea.
Newspapers Published in Riverlea ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverlea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverlea, 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 Riverlea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Riverlea:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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 Riverlea, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverlea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |