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 Vienna (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 Vienna. 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 Vienna ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Vienna: S. Vienna
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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Vienna is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near South Vienna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Vienna:
- Clark County (The home county of South Vienna)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- New Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Northridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Greenlawn Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Kenwood Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Oakwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Cortsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Shawnee Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Powhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mutual
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Westville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Millerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Christiansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Port William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Shawnee Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Octa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Cook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Hagler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Lake Darby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Darbydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Galloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- New Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Amlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Hilliard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lamb Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Deems ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deems is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deems
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wilberforce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Shawnee Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Pinewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairborn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Trebein
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Summerford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plumwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- South Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Chrisman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Gillivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Midway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Range
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chuckery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Alcony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Casstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Tipp City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Huber Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Orient
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Matville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Grange Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Milford Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(20 miles [32.2 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- New Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Vienna, see our County-by-County Page for South Vienna.
Cemeteries Near South Vienna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Vienna.
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 Vienna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Vienna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- South Vienna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plattsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brighton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Titus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bodkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McConkey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Lisbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Somerford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Statler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Vienna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Vienna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Vienna, with the one closest to South Vienna listed first.
- Plattsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Catawba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Myers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Thorps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Summerford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- South Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Lagonda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Pitchin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitchin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Vienna. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Vienna.
Newspapers Published in South Vienna ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Vienna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Vienna, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Vienna.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Vienna:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clinton County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway 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 South Vienna, 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 from Point A (ie- South Vienna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |