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 Shelbourne Forest (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 Shelbourne Forest. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Shelbourne Forest is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Franklin, Knox, Licking, Marion, Morrow & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Shelbourne Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelbourne Forest:
- Delaware County (The home county of Shelbourne Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Delaware
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pluggys Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pluggys Town is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluggys Town
- Paget ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paget is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paget
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Bowetown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bowetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowetown
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Jones ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jones is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Klondike ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Klondike is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Sandy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Bridge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Bridge
- Scioto ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Woodstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Flint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Dublin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamb Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Westerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverlea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Amlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Blendon Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Central College ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Huber Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Mount Victory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Five Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Bangs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Dorema
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Batemantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Beech ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Ash ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Summit Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Alexandria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Way ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Beechwood Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- West Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Plain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chuckery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Gillivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Plumwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- La Rue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Martel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Shawtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cardington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Edison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Magnetic Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jerome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pharisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- New Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New California
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Marysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Milford Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Wyandot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marseilles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelbourne Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Shelbourne Forest.
Cemeteries Near Shelbourne Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelbourne Forest.
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 Shelbourne Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelbourne Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Bierce Wesoller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bierce Wesoller Cemetery
- The Bierce Wesoller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bierce Cemetery
- Houck Road Cemetery
- Wesoller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44018 <2>
- Valleyview Evangelical Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Troedrhiwdalar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stratford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marlborough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marlborough Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Delaware.
- The Marlborough Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marlboro Cemetery
- Marlborough Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969597 <2>
- Newhouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Radnor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Bokes Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cole / Hardin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Shelbourne Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shelbourne Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelbourne Forest, with the one closest to Shelbourne Forest listed first.
- Delaware
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warrensburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrensburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Stratford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stratford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Berlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- West Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Berlin is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berlin
- West Berlin has also been known as:
- Berlin Station
- Pershing Station
- Tank Town
- Tanktown
- Leonardsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Radnor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Bellepoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Kilbourne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Hyatts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ostrander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Lewis Center
(9 miles [14.5 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 Shelbourne Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelbourne Forest.
Newspapers Published in Shelbourne Forest ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelbourne Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelbourne Forest, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shelbourne Forest.
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 Shelbourne Forest:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelbourne Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shelbourne Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |