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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ohio. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ohio to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ohio, please Contact Us.

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 Ohio (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 Ohio. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ohio is historic, it would have been located within present day Hamilton County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Lampasas & Mills.

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

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Ohio)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ohio, with the one closest to Ohio listed first.
    • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Whiteway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
      • Whiteway has also been known as:
      • White Way
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • Lanham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
    • Pottsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
    • Spurlin ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
    • Carlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hico
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <2>
  • Bell County
    • Copperas Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Bosque County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ohio, with the one closest to Ohio listed first.
    • Cranfills Gap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Norse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ohio, with the one closest to Ohio listed first.
    • Energy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gustine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Newburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburg is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Coryell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ohio, with the one closest to Ohio listed first.
    • Evant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ireland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ireland is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
    • Purmela
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bee House
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
    • Pearl
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Levita
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Levita is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
    • Jonesboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • King
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • King is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Gatesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Turnersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • South Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Fort Gates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • Lampasas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ohio, with the one closest to Ohio listed first.
    • Izoro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Lometa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ohio, with the one closest to Ohio listed first.
    • Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Center City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Center City is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Priddy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Goldthwaite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bozar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bozar is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar

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

Cemeteries Near Ohio ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ohio.

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 Ohio - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Murphy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Langford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Willy Grubb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Little Cowhouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.

Ohio itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Evant
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Purmela
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bee House
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bee House is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
  • Pearl
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pearl is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Shive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shive is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Levita
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Levita is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
  • Jonesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
  • King
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • King is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Lanham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Pottsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Gentrys Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
    • Pidcoke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke

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

Newspapers Published in Ohio ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ohio.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ohio, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ohio.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ohio:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Ohio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ohio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.