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 Booth (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 Booth. 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 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.
Booth is located in Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Booth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Booth:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of Booth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Bernice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Postboy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Port Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- West Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Gnadenhutten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Tuscarawas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Holloway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Hendrysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Lafferty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Bethesda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sherrodsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Atwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Leavittsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Dellroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fresno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Chili
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Canal Lewisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Coshocton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Metham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Layland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Cooperdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Kimbolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Odell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Birds Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Brady ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clio ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Winterset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Oldham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Antrim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Londonderry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Feed Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Station Fifteen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Deersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Tappan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Cassville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Bowerston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Scio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Farmerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Killbuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- New Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Rock Cut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trinway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Mud Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mount Ephraim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Sarahsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Whigville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Belle Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Beach City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Booth, see our County-by-County Page for Booth.
Cemeteries Near Booth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Booth.
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 Booth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Booth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Peoples Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centenary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Township Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Couts Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (609 more) ...
- Moravian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East State Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- State Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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, Booth had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Booth, with the one closest to Booth listed first.
- Berwyn ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berwyn is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
- Postboy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Guernsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Newcomerstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbolton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peoli
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Wolf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- North Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Salem is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- Odell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Gilmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Port Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Birds Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Linton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linton Mills is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Mills
- Tyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyner is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Booth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Booth.
Newspapers Published in Booth ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Booth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Booth, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Booth.
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 Booth:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Stark 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 Booth, 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 from Point A (ie- Booth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |