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 Samantha (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 Samantha. 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.
Samantha is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Samantha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Samantha:
- Highland County (The home county of Samantha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- New Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- East Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Hoagland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Shackleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Berrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Marshall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Emerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- May Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Louden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Tranquility
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Youngsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Peebles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Cherry Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Saint Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Fivemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Vera Cruz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bardwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Locust Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Moores Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Monterey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- New Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Port William
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Blanchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Washington Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Hagler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Bloomingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Bowersville
(21 miles [33.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Grape Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Roxanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Pickaway County
- New Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Cynthiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Spellman Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Latham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Fruitdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- South Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Lattaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Roxabell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Austin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Bourneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Musselman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Nipgen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Harveysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Butlerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- San Je Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- Cozaddale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Samantha, see our County-by-County Page for Samantha.
Cemeteries Near Samantha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Samantha.
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 Samantha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Samantha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- High Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Swadley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hansbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- The Fall Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morrow Cemetery
- Upper Fall Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #263064 <2>
- Leaverton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenner #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fenner #3 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Samantha had a population of 114 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Samantha, with the one closest to Samantha listed first.
- Careytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Careytown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careytown
- Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- New Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- East Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Shackleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lees Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Samantha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Samantha.
Newspapers Published in Samantha ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Samantha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Samantha, 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 Samantha.
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 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 Samantha:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Greene 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 Samantha, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Samantha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |