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 Amesville (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 Amesville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Amesville is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Amesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amesville:
- Athens County (The home county of Amesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
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- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Guysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
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- Jacksonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Armitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Truetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Gallia County
- Kyger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Orbiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keno
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Lima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Bashan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Welshtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Point Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Pomeroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Syracuse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Langsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Chesterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McConnelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Neelysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Blue Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Dungannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Olive Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Corning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Drakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rendville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Congo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Ludington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- New Straitsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Vales Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Zaleski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Decaturville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Barlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Luke Chute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Porterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Skull Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hartford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Lubeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Eli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Parkers Towne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amesville, see our County-by-County Page for Amesville.
Cemeteries Near Amesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amesville.
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 Amesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Amesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Henrys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Federal Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cutler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sterling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (804 more) ...
- New England Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Amesville had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amesville had a population of 153 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Amesville, with the one closest to Amesville listed first.
- Armadale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Utley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Utley is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
- Federal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Federal is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Sharpsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- New England
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New England is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
- Broadwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwell is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Joy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Canaanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Canaanville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaanville
- Kilvert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilvert is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilvert
- Big Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Plantsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plantsville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Guysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Bartlett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Former names for Bartlett:
- Pleasanton
- Plymouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amesville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amesville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amesville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amesville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Amesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Amesville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason 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> | 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 Amesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Amesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |