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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 Whippoorwill (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 Whippoorwill. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Whippoorwill is located in Adams County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.

Below are the counties that are near Whippoorwill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whippoorwill:

  • Adams County     (The home county of Whippoorwill)
  • Brown County
  • Clermont County
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
    • Elmville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
      • Elmville is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmville
      • From Whippoorwill to Elmville
    • North Uniontown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sinking Spring
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Folsom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Tree Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Turkey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turkey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
      • Turkey is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turkey
      • From Whippoorwill to Turkey
    • Mowrystown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
      • Mowrystown is located in Highland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Berrysville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sicily ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sicily. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
      • Sicily is located in Highland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sicily
      • From Whippoorwill to Sicily
    • Buford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollowtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County
  • Pike County
  • Ross County
    • Bainbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
  • Scioto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
    • Rarden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
      • Rarden is located in Scioto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <2>
    • Youngs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Otway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lombardsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Arion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pond Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
      • Pond Run is located in Scioto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pond Run
      • From Whippoorwill to Pond Run
    • Bear Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
      • Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
    • West Portsmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
      • West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
    • Lucasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
      • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <2>
    • Portsmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Summit County
  • Bracken County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Chatham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Carter County (KY)
    • Smiths Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
      • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
  • Fleming County (KY)
  • Greenup County (KY)
  • Lewis County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
    • Pence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
      • Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Concord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Cottageville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Charters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Vanceburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Tollesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Buena Vista
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Burtonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Garrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Quincy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Firebrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Firebrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
      • Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
    • Camp Dix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.
    • Springdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Maysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rectorville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Ripley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Dover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Lewisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Minerva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minerva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
    • Weedonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mays Lick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whippoorwill, see our County-by-County Page for Whippoorwill.

Cemeteries Near Whippoorwill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whippoorwill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whippoorwill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.

  • Treber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Treber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Treber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vaughns Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughns Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hull Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lovejoy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Satterfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satterfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Unity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (504 more) ...
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nixon 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.<5>

While we didn't find Whippoorwill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whippoorwill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Whippoorwill, with the one closest to Whippoorwill listed first.

  • Dunkinsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheat Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Moore is located in Adams County
  • Beasley Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Fork
    • Beasley Fork is located in Adams County
  • Harshasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Cedar Mills is located in Adams County
  • Lynx
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irvington ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Irvington is located in Adams County
  • Youngsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherry Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
  • Eckmansville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckmansville
    • Eckmansville is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whippoorwill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whippoorwill.

Newspapers Published in Whippoorwill ...

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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whippoorwill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whippoorwill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whippoorwill.

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 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 Whippoorwill:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whippoorwill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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 Whippoorwill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whippoorwill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whippoorwill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8332, Longitude: -83.5029    









 

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