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 Rosedale (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 Rosedale. 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 and hospitals 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.
Rosedale is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Champaign, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Rosedale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosedale:
- Madison County (The home county of Rosedale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Chuckery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plumwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Summerford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Chrisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mutual
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- North Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Villa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Northridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Greenlawn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- South Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Shawnee Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Ostrander
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Yatesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Cook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Amlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Lamb Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Lake Darby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Hilliard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- New Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Deems ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Galloway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Middleburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Graff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Orient
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New California
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Jerome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Summersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosedale, see our County-by-County Page for Rosedale.
Cemeteries Near Rosedale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosedale.
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 Rosedale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosedale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Guy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Phellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Mechanicsburg.
- Britton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Connor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plumwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nation Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Converse - Huff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (477 more) ...
- Coverse - Huff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverse - Huff Cemetery
- The Coverse - Huff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cannan Amish Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rosedale had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosedale, with the one closest to Rosedale listed first.
- Irwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Resaca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resaca
- Mechanicsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Milford Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fountain Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Gillivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Plain City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mutual
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Catawba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Summerford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- North Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosedale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosedale.
Newspapers Published in Rosedale ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosedale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosedale, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosedale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Rosedale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Miami 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> | 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- Rosedale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rosedale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |