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 South Plymouth (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 South Plymouth. 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.
Name Variations for South Plymouth ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Plymouth: S. Plymouth
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Plymouth. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Plymouth.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
South Plymouth is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near South Plymouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Plymouth:
- Fayette County (The home county of South Plymouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Milledgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Hagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Washington Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Brown County
- Saint Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Cortsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Green Hedges
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Shawnee Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- South Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kenwood Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Limestone City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Sabina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Port William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Lees Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- North Kingman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Pleasant Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Shawnee Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Roxanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- East Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Willettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoagland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Shackleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Barretts Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- South Solon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Mount Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summerford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Montgomery County
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- New Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Orient
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Commercial Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- Cynthiana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Austin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- South Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Fruitdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Lattaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Roxabell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Musselman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Bainbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Dills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Harveysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Kenricksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Plymouth, see our County-by-County Page for South Plymouth.
Cemeteries Near South Plymouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Plymouth.
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 South Plymouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Milledgeville - Plymouth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hagler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson - Jasper Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Booco - Ryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mallow - Perrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parrott - Marshall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Creamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Creamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hogue - Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Hines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find South Plymouth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Plymouth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Plymouth, with the one closest to South Plymouth listed first.
- Milledgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- West Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Hagler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Parrott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Edgefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Jasper Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Jeffersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sabina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Bowersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Reesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reesville
- Washington Court House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blessing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Plymouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Plymouth.
Newspapers Published in South Plymouth ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Plymouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Plymouth, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Plymouth.
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 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 South Plymouth:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 South Plymouth, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |