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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 Andersonville (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 Andersonville. 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 and hospitals 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.

Andersonville is located in Ross County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.

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

  • Ross County     (The home county of Andersonville)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Stoutsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
      • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <1>
    • Amanda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Revenge ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Revenge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
      • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Revenge
      • From Andersonville to Revenge
    • Delmont ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
      • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delmont
      • From Andersonville to Delmont
    • Lithopolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
      • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <1>
    • Sugar Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarhe Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
      • Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
    • Carroll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Bloomingburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
      • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <1>
    • Cook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington Court House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Washington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Yatesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hagler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Lockbourne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockbourne
      • Lockbourne is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockbourne <1>
    • Harrisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <1>
    • Ridpath ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridpath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
      • Ridpath is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ridpath
      • From Andersonville to Ridpath
    • Zuber ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zuber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
      • Zuber is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zuber
      • From Andersonville to Zuber
    • Pleasant Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Grove City Country Club
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City Country Club
      • Grove City Country Club is located in Franklin County
    • Sharp ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
      • Sharp is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sharp
      • From Andersonville to Sharp
    • Bright ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Bright is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bright
      • From Andersonville to Bright
    • Canal Winchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
      • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <1>
    • Darbydale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Grove City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <1>
    • Obetz
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obetz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz
      • Obetz is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obetz <1>
  • Highland County
  • Hocking County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Ray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Mount Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Range
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Range. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Range
      • From Andersonville to Range
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Andersonville to Elmwood
    • Logan Elm Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
      • Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Thacher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <1>
    • Circleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
      • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <1>
    • Fox
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Knollwood Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
      • Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Huntsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
    • Tarlton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Holland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <1>
    • Pherson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pherson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
      • Pherson is located in Pickaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pherson
      • From Andersonville to Pherson
    • Grange Hall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike County
  • Vinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Andersonville, with the one closest to Andersonville listed first.
    • Stella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Vinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stella
      • From Andersonville to Stella
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Vinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richland
      • From Andersonville to Richland

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

Cemeteries Near Andersonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Andersonville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Andersonville had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kinnikinnick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinnikinnick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
    • Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
  • Hopetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
    • Hopetown is located in Ross County
  • Yellowbud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Ross County
  • Greenland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Greenland is located in Ross County
  • Slate Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Slate Mills is located in Ross County
  • Kingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elmwood
    • From Andersonville to Elmwood
  • Chillicothe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Frankfort
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Musselman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Roxabell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kinderhook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinderhook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
      • Kinderhook is located in Pickaway County
    • Hallsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Ross County

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

Newspapers Published in Andersonville ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Andersonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Andersonville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Andersonville.

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 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 Andersonville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Andersonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Andersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Andersonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andersonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4328, Longitude: -83.0162    









 

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