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 Taylorsville (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 Taylorsville. 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 and hospitals 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.
Taylorsville is located in Highland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Taylorsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylorsville:
- Highland County (The home county of Taylorsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Mowrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Hollowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Needfull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Shackleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Harwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Hoagland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Berrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Seaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Cherry Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Louden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Harshasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wheat Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Peebles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Fincastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sardinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bardwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Fivemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Mount Orab
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Arnheim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Saint Martin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Marathon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Williamsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Afton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Owensville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bantam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Ashdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Batavia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hulington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hulington is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulington
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Westboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- New Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Morrisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Blanchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Wilmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Sabina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- Milford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Cynthiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Poplar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Spellman Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- South Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Rarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Summit County
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Butlerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Pleasant Plain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Cozaddale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Comargo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- San Je Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Maineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Campbell County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Mentor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Pence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylorsville, see our County-by-County Page for Taylorsville.
Cemeteries Near Taylorsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylorsville.
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 Taylorsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylorsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Roberts Cemetery #1
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Malcom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sonner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bells Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mowrystown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McNeely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petithory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (555 more) ...
- Carrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Taylorsville had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylorsville, with the one closest to Taylorsville listed first.
- Mowrystown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- East Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Danville
- Winkle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Gath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gath is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Hollowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Fincastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Pricetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Sardinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Needfull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Folsom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylorsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylorsville.
Newspapers Published in Taylorsville ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylorsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylorsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylorsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Taylorsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Warren County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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 Taylorsville, 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- Taylorsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |