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 Allensville (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 Allensville. 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.
Allensville is located in Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Allensville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allensville:
- Vinton County (The home county of Allensville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zaleski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hope ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Arbaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- The Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buchtel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Armitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chauncey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Greens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Cedar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Apple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gibisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Laurelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Sand Run Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Petrea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Point Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- New Straitsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- East Ringgold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Glen Jean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Peck
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Zahn's Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Alma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Chillicothe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yellowbud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allensville, see our County-by-County Page for Allensville.
Cemeteries Near Allensville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allensville.
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 Allensville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allensville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salt Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Log Pile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Randerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyckoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martindill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Curry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (736 more) ...
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Allensville had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allensville, with the one closest to Allensville listed first.
- Royal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Bee ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Ratcliffburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Byer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Cox ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Creola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Hue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allensville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allensville.
Newspapers Published in Allensville ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allensville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allensville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allensville.
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 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 Allensville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Allensville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Allensville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |