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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 Blissfield (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 Blissfield. 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.

Blissfield is located in Coshocton 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 Coshocton County: Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Muskingum & Tuscarawas.

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

  • Coshocton County     (The home county of Blissfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Layland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Layland is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
    • Metham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Metham is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
    • Warsaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
    • Nellie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Mohawk Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
    • Canal Lewisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
    • Walhonding
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • New Bedford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Coshocton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Owls Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
    • Chili
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Chili is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Loudonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • McKay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • McKay is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
    • Perrysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jeromesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Guernsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Birds Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
    • Kimbolton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oldham is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Odell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Odell is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Killbuck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stillwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Millersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Charm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmerstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
    • Berlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Nashville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nashville is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Holmesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Miley Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
    • Mount Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Gann
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Gann is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Esto ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Esto is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Hollisters ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Hollisters is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
    • Zuck ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Zuck is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
    • Buckeye City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
    • Danville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Millwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Millwood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Bladensburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pipesville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
    • Jelloway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jelloway is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
    • Amity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Amity is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Gambier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Licking County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Frampton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frampton is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
    • Henpeck ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Henpeck is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
    • Long Run ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Run is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
      • Former names for Long Run:
      • Colville
      • Oberlin
    • Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
    • Rain Rock ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rain Rock is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
    • Reform
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Reform is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Ben
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ben is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
    • Hanover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanover is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
    • Utica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Wilkins Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
    • Newton Mills ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton Mills is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Wills Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
    • Trinway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dresden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Frazeysburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Cut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
    • Shannon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Shannon is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Adamsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Black Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Run is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
    • Nashport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • North Zanesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
    • New Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Butler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Newville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Newville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Justus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Justus is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Baltic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shanesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
    • Sugarcreek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrs Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
    • Newcomerstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wolf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Dundee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Postboy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
    • Port Washington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bernice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Old Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blissfield, with the one closest to Blissfield listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Shreve
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Moreland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Moreland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
    • Millbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Millbrook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Mount Eaton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Apple Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Funk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Funk is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jefferson is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • East Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Union is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • Wooster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Boys Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
    • Dalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Blissfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blissfield.

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 Blissfield - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Blissfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Weatherwax Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bucklew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Fox Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Big Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
    • The Big Run Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Methodist Protestant Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisquah Cemetery
    • Nazarene Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Nellie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (616 more) ...

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 in 1895, Blissfield had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Helmick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Helmick is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
  • Metham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Metham is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
  • Layland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Layland is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
  • Warsaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
  • Keene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Killbuck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mohawk Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
  • Stillwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
  • Grade ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Grade is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grade
  • Walhonding
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Roscoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Roscoe is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Canal Lewisville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
    • Becks Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
    • Tunnel Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill

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

Newspapers Published in Blissfield ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blissfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blissfield, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blissfield.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Blissfield:

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 Blissfield, 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- Blissfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.