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 Sunbury (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 Sunbury. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sunbury is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Butler, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Preble & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Sunbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunbury:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Sunbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miamisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- West Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- New Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Voyager Village West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
- Moraine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Gem City Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- South Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Miltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kyles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Overpeck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Overpeck is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overpeck
- Seven Mile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Park Layne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Holiday Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Loveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Mount Repose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Mulberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- New Burlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Gordon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Ithaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Castine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pitsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arcanum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Bellbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Trebein
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Fairborn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilberforce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Loveland Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run Farm is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run Farm
- Evendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forest Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Run is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Greenhills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,395 people
- Blue Ash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Garland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Ginghamsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Potsdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- West Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Laura
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Tipp City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Gratis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Lakengren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Morning Sun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hunter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Kenricksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Greentree Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Shadow Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shadow Lake Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Lake Village
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hageman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Peoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Contreras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- West College Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County (IN)
- Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunbury, see our County-by-County Page for Sunbury.
Cemeteries Near Sunbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunbury.
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 Sunbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Sunbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swartzel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Germantown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Jersey Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tapscott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stettler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Judy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodhill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Franklin.
- The Woodhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Franklin Cemetery
- Wood Hill Cemetery
- Woodland Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44160 <2>
- Gebhart Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Hill Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miamisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moyer 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sunbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunbury, with the one closest to Sunbury listed first.
- Germantown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carlisle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Miamisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerton
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Greenbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbush is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lemon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Blue Ball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ball is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 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 Sunbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunbury.
Newspapers Published in Sunbury ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunbury, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sunbury:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Miami County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Franklin County
- Union County
- Wayne 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 Sunbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Sunbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |