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 Wilberforce (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 Wilberforce. 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 northeast 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 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.
Wilberforce is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Wilberforce. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilberforce:
- Greene County (The home county of Wilberforce)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Xenia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Trebein
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beavercreek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grape Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Poast Town Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Middletown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Christiansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powhattan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Saint Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mechanicsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Cortsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Enon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holiday Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Green Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Green Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Shawnee Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Limestone City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Donnelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Kenwood Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- New Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Port William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- North Kingman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sabina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Morrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- New Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Octa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hagler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Yatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Washington Court House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- South Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Range
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Alcony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Ginghamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Casstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Garland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Huber Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Kettering
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Gem City Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Moraine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Springboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Lebanon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Greentree Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- San Je Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Williams County
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilberforce, see our County-by-County Page for Wilberforce.
Cemeteries Near Wilberforce ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilberforce.
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 Wilberforce - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilberforce covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Wilberforce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Massies Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Massies Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massies Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massies Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Cedarville.
- The Massies Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tarbox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188897 <3>
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Brigids Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery has also been known as:
- McDaniel Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- Shook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caesar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wilberforce had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilberforce, with the one closest to Wilberforce listed first.
- Xenia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oldtown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Bryson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bryson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Trebein
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hennessey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hennessey is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Byron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Alpha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hustead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hustead is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustead
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paintersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilberforce. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilberforce.
Newspapers Published in Wilberforce ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilberforce.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilberforce, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilberforce.
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 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 Wilberforce:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Fayette County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wilberforce) 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 Wilberforce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |