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 Antonis (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 Antonis. 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.
Antonis is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Antonis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Antonis:
- Ross County (The home county of Antonis)
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Alma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Richmond Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Deadman Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Schooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summithill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Riton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- North Fork Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Nipgen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bourneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Jaybird
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Locust Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Peebles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Fairfield County
- Stoutsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Barretts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Sinking Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Turkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Elmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- North Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomingville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Mount Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gibisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Ray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Pattonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Logan Elm Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Tarlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Circleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Bristol Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Mount Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Greggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Minford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Rarden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Arion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Harrison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Otway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Scioto Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Lombardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Antonis, see our County-by-County Page for Antonis.
Cemeteries Near Antonis ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Antonis.
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 Antonis - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Antonis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Snyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hudnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Corwine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Condon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Omega Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Omega Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- The Sandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pittinger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43307 <2>
- Blands Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cook Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Alma.
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gibson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Antonis had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Antonis, with the one closest to Antonis listed first.
- Omega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Alma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Higby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Three Locks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
- Richmond Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Denver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Daleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daleyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleyville
- Linn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Vigo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Piketon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Givens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Givens is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Antonis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Antonis.
Newspapers Published in Antonis ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Antonis.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Antonis, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Antonis.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Antonis:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Fairfield County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 Antonis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Antonis) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |