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 West Charleston (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 West Charleston. 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 West Charleston ...
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 West Charleston: W. Charleston
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Charleston. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Charleston.
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 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.
West Charleston is located in 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 West Charleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Charleston:
- Miami County (The home county of West Charleston)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kessler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ludlow Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Pleasant Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Poast Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Astoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Christiansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Carysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Urbana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Kingscreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- New Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Layne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Crystal Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Dodo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Donnelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Holiday Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Enon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Dialton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Limestone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- New Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Gordon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Pitsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcanum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ithaca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Gettysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Poplar Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Abbottsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Castine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Castine is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Stelvideo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Versailles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Fairborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trebein
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bellbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- South Solon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Huber Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Northridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Englewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Euphemia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ingomar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- West Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gratis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Pasco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Russia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Five Points
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Corwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Red Lion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Williams County
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Charleston, see our County-by-County Page for West Charleston.
Cemeteries Near West Charleston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Charleston.
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 West Charleston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Charleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- West Charleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cassel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Booher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Winters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Charleston had a population of 149 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Charleston, with the one closest to West Charleston listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Brandt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brandt is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
- Ginghamsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Vandalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- New Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grayson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Little York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little York is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Spanker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spanker is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanker
- Medway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forgy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forgy is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forgy
- Alcony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dodo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Casstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Charleston. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Charleston.
Newspapers Published in West Charleston ...
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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Charleston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Charleston, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Charleston.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Charleston:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Miami County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams 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 West Charleston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Charleston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |