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 Tippecanoe (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 Tippecanoe. 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 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 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.
Tippecanoe is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Jefferson & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Tippecanoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tippecanoe:
- Harrison County (The home county of Tippecanoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Tappan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Station Fifteen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Cassville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Bowerston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Holloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Flushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Lafferty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Morristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Oco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bannock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sherrodsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Atwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Valleyview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Hibbetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fresno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- West Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chili
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- New Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Coshocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Antrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Odell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Winterset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Middlebourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Brady ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Clio ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Easton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Kimbolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Farmerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Adena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Olszeski Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Dillonvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Bergholz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fernwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Jerusalem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Miltonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Wilson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Muskingum County
- New Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kennonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Mount Ephraim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Whigville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Magnolia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- West Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Gilmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Peoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Uhrichsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gnadenhutten
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Midvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Bernice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Port Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tippecanoe, see our County-by-County Page for Tippecanoe.
Cemeteries Near Tippecanoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tippecanoe.
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 Tippecanoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tippecanoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Mayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- The Mayes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mays Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- The Jenkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Cemetery
- Markey Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of West Chester.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459416 <3>
- Kerr - Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Freeport Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lima Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- The Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Church of Christ Cemetery
- Weavers Run Cemetery
- Lindon Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mears Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Greenmount Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenmount Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Freeport.
- The Greenmount Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenmount Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41184 <3>
- Greenmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tippecanoe had a population of 468 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tippecanoe, with the one closest to Tippecanoe listed first.
- Stillwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clendening ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clendening is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendening
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Deersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Rush
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rush is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Londonderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Tappan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peoli
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Laceyville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laceyville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tippecanoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tippecanoe.
Newspapers Published in Tippecanoe ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tippecanoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tippecanoe, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tippecanoe.
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 either 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 Tippecanoe:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tippecanoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tippecanoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |