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 Boston (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 Boston. 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 hospitals 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.
Boston is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boston:
- Franklin County (The home county of Boston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Cooperdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Guilford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Conesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Nellie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Walhonding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Metham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Canal Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pleasantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickerington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey County
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Holmes County
- Stillwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Bladensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Pipesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Hunt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Gambier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bangs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Five Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ben
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Wilkins Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Gratiot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Deavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Nashport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Black Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Dresden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Trinway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rock Cut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- North Zanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Zanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fultonham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Wortley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Glenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Chalfants
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Thornville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carthon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Rehoboth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Avalon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boston, see our County-by-County Page for Boston.
Cemeteries Near Boston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boston.
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 Boston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Hanover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- VanVorrhis Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VanVorrhis Family Cemetery
- The VanVorrhis Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Van Vorhis Cemetery
- Van Vorrhis Family Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Irville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irville Cemetery
- The Irville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Irville - Nashport Cemetery
- Perryton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Bowling Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Boston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boston, with the one closest to Boston listed first.
- Toboso
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Toboso is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toboso
- Hanover
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Nashport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Claypools ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claypools is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypools
- Black Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Perryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Perryton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Wilkins Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Gratiot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boston.
Newspapers Published in Boston ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boston, 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 Boston.
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 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 Boston:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry 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 Boston, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |