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 Rosewood (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 Rosewood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Rosewood is located in Champaign 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 Champaign County: Clark, Logan, Madison, Miami, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Rosewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosewood:
- Champaign County (The home county of Rosewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Carysville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- North Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Santa Fe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Fryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Johns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Minster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- New Bremen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Uniopolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Dialton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- North Hampton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Tremont City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Lawrenceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Eagle City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Northridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- New Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Oakwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Donnelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- New Moorefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Gettysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Osgood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Fairborn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Roundhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Logansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Russells Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marl City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Chuckery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Choctaw Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Casstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Piqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Polo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Tipp City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Ginghamsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Bloomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Sulphur Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Huber Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Englewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Pasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jackson Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Anna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Botkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kettlersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Milford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosewood, see our County-by-County Page for Rosewood.
Cemeteries Near Rosewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosewood.
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 Rosewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Halterman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rusk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Connor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bodey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sturm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (524 more) ...
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Rosewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rosewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosewood, with the one closest to Rosewood listed first.
- Carysville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Crayon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayon
- Tawawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tawawa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawawa
- Millerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Ballou
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ballou is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Saint Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- De Graff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Plattsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Plattsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nettleton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleton is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Northville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Northville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Depew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Depew is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosewood.
Newspapers Published in Rosewood ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosewood, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosewood.
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 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 Rosewood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Champaign County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Shelby 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> | 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 Rosewood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |