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 Angel (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 Angel. 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.
Angel 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 Angel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Angel:
- Gallia County (The home county of Angel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bladen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Gallipolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patriot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Cora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Crown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rio Grande
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Blackfork Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Banner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Pattonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Greasy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Scottown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Sherritts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Athalia
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Willow Wood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Andis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Middleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Letart Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Rutland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Plants
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pomeroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Racine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Hales Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Powellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Scioto Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Haverhill Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Vinton County
- Wilkesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Millseat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Catlettsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Bellefonte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Wurtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Crown City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Yates Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Barboursville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Guyandotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Pea Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Huntington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Culloden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Culloden is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culloden
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Angerona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Portersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Portersville is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- West Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Hamlin is located in Lincoln County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Hogsett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Beale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Arlee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Meadowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Upland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upland is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Pliny
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Red House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Teays Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teays Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teays Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teays Village
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Ceredo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Angel, see our County-by-County Page for Angel.
Cemeteries Near Angel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Angel.
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 Angel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Angel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Trotter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Loucks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cottrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCalls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (737 more) ...
- Hazel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mina Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Angel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Angel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Angel, with the one closest to Angel listed first.
- Thivener
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thivener is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thivener
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hilton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Moody ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moody is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Leaper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leaper is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaper
- Mercerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mercerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercerville
- Angola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angola is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- Clipper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clipper Mills is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Hogsett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Boggs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boggs is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
- Bladen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Sand Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Angel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Angel.
Newspapers Published in Angel ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Angel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Angel, 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 Angel.
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 Angel:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Lincoln County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wayne 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Angel) 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 Angel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |