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 Addison (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 Addison. 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.
Addison is located in Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Addison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Addison:
- Gallia County (The home county of Addison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Carlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Gallipolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Cora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rio Grande
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Vanderhoof
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Guysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Rempel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Wellston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Petrea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Waterloo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Sherritts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Scottown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Athalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aid
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Linnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Middleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Plants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Syracuse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Racine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Scioto County
- Hales Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Ural ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- McArthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zaleski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Yates Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Millwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Neptune
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Sandyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- York
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- West Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Beale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Fivemile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Red House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sigman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Bancroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Wood County (WV)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Addison, see our County-by-County Page for Addison.
Cemeteries Near Addison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Addison.
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 Addison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Addison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 2
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lone Oak Cemetery 1
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rothgeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rife Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCarty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (792 more) ...
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoschar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Addison had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Addison, with the one closest to Addison listed first.
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oldtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oldtown is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Cheshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Gallipolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maggie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maggie is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
- Kyger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Gallipolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ambrosia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ambrosia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia
- Flatrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Addison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Addison.
Newspapers Published in Addison ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Addison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Addison, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Addison.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Addison:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wood 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 '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- Addison) 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 Addison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |