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 Ankenytown (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 Ankenytown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ankenytown is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Coshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Licking, Morrow & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Ankenytown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ankenytown:
- Knox County (The home county of Ankenytown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Palmyra
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Fredericktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Dorema
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Nunda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jelloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Perrysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hayesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Bailey Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Layland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Galion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tiro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- North Condit
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Condit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- South Condit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Ashley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Vans Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Lock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Highwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Saint Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Martel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Waldo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Mount Gilead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vails Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Cardington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Bellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maybee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Funk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ankenytown, see our County-by-County Page for Ankenytown.
Cemeteries Near Ankenytown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ankenytown.
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 Ankenytown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ankenytown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Basset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ankenytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baldwin Middlebury Cemetery
- Malden Cemetery
- Garber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Fredericktown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Culp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ankenytown had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ankenytown, with the one closest to Ankenytown listed first.
- Bangorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Fredericktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Butler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jelloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pulaskiville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- Monroe Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Mills
- Bangs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ankenytown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ankenytown.
Newspapers Published in Ankenytown ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ankenytown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ankenytown, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ankenytown.
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 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 Ankenytown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland 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> | 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 Ankenytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ankenytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |