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 Holland (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 Holland. 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 Holland ...
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 Holland: W. Holland
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Holland. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Holland.
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 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.
West Holland is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near West Holland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Holland:
- Fayette County (The home county of West Holland)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Washington Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- South Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Cortsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Sabina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- New Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Port William
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Stoutsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Amanda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lithopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Darbydale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Pleasant Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Grove City Country Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lockbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Grove City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urbancrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Grape Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Bowersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jamestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Highland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- New Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Barretts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Hocking County
- Laurelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- South Solon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Summerford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Gillivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Choctaw Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- New Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pherson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Logan Elm Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Matville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Orient
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Commercial Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Cynthiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Spellman Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Newfain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Peck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Yellowbud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Lattaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Musselman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- South Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Fruitdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bourneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Holland, see our County-by-County Page for West Holland.
Cemeteries Near West Holland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Holland.
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 Holland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Holland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- New Holland Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland Union Cemetery
- The New Holland Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Holland Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester Cemetery
- The Jester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grimes Cemetery
- Britton Chaffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sates Gamble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tanquary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grant Campbell Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arron Kellar Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Messmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eyeman - Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find West Holland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Holland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Holland, with the one closest to West Holland listed first.
- New Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Pancoastburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pancoastburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoastburg
- Atlanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Atlanta is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Manara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manara is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manara
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- McLean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McLean is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodlyn is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlyn
- Madison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Holland. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Holland.
Newspapers Published in West Holland ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Holland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Holland, 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 West Holland.
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 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 West Holland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross 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 Holland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- West Holland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |