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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Twin Lakes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Twin Lakes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Twin Lakes, please Contact Us.
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 Twin Lakes (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 Twin Lakes. 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 Twin Lakes ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Twin Lakes: Twin Lks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Twin Lakes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Lakes.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Twin Lakes is historic, it would have been located within present day Miami 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 Miami County: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Montgomery & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Twin Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Twin Lakes:
- Miami County (The home county of Twin Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Piqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Casstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Polo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Kessler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Ludlow Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Minster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Fryburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Moulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Christiansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Urbana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Powhattan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Dodo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- New Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- North Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Donnelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Tremont City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagle City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Green Meadows
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Gettysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pitsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Stelvideo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Frenchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Arcanum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Brock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Osgood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Fairborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russells Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Chickasaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Saint Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vandalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huber Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Northview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Sulphur Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Shiloh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Hooks Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Alexandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Lockington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Russia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Laramie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Filburns Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Maplewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Twin Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Twin Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Twin Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Twin Lakes.
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 Twin Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Twin Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Raper Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garby Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garby Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher Presbyterian Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (557 more) ...
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Razer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Twin Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Twin Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Twin Lakes, with the one closest to Twin Lakes listed first.
- Farrington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farrington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Piqua
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eldean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eldean is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldean
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Lockington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Casstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Covington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Conover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Ballou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballou is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Twin Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Twin Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Twin Lakes ...
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 158 newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Twin Lakes, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Twin Lakes.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Twin Lakes:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Twin Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |