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 Winkle (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 Winkle. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Winkle is located in Highland 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 Highland County: Adams, Brown, Clinton, Fayette, Pike & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Winkle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winkle:
- Highland County (The home county of Winkle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Hollowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
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- Shackleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Mowrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Hoagland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Harwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Needfull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Berrysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sicily is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Emerald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- May Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Seaman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Louden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Youngsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Cherry Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wheat Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Locust Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Sardinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Saint Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Bardwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Fivemile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Orab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Ash Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Locust Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Ridge
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Marathon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Moores Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monterey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Afton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Newtonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ashdale is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Bantam
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elk Lick is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lick
- Williams Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williams Corners is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Corners
- Batavia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- New Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Westboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Morrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Blanchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Wilmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sabina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Kingman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Hamilton County
- Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Cynthiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Newfain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Poplar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Spellman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Latham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Fruitdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Scioto County
- Rarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Butlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Pleasant Plain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cozaddale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cozaddale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozaddale
- Comargo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comargo is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comargo
- San Je Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murdock is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Maineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bracken County (KY)
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County (KY)
- Pence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Minerva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winkle, see our County-by-County Page for Winkle.
Cemeteries Near Winkle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winkle.
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 Winkle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winkle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- Redkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamer Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sonner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Carrier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gibler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malcom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (568 more) ...
- Van Winkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, Winkle had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winkle, with the one closest to Winkle listed first.
- East Danville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Danville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Danville
- Taylorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Market is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Hollowtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Shackleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Pricetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pricetown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pricetown
- Gath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gath is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Mowrystown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Folsom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dodsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Needfull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Needfull is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needfull
- Sardinia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winkle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winkle.
Newspapers Published in Winkle ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winkle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winkle, 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 Winkle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Winkle:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Highland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Hamilton County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Warren County
- Bracken County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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 Winkle, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winkle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |