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 Buckeye Lake (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 Buckeye Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Buckeye Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buckeye Lake: Buckeye Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buckeye Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckeye Lake.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Buckeye Lake is primarily located in Licking County. A portion of Buckeye Lake extends into Fairfield 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 Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Buckeye Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckeye Lake:
- Licking County (The home county of Buckeye Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Central City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Kirkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Newark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Cooperdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- West Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Green ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Center Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Vans Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- South Condit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Condit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Galena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(7 miles [11.3 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickerington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Blacklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brice
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canal Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- New Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Blacklick Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Truro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Edgewater Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Gahanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Rockbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Gibisonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Five Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hunt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Milfordton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bladensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centerburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bangs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Mount Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Gambier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pipesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Esto ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Morgan County
- Deavertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Fultonham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Nashport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Buckeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Wortley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Cannelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Thornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chalfants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Avalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Rehoboth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Tarlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckeye Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Buckeye Lake.
Cemeteries Near Buckeye Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckeye Lake.
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 Buckeye Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckeye Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Millersport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Regular Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Licking Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Luray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray Cemetery
- The Luray Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georges Chapel Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Churchyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kemper Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (611 more) ...
- New Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Buckeye Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckeye Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckeye Lake, with the one closest to Buckeye Lake listed first.
- Hebron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Millersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thornport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornport
- Jacksontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- New Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Kirkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Thurston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Linnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linnville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckeye Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckeye Lake.
Newspapers Published in Buckeye Lake ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckeye Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckeye Lake, 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 Buckeye Lake.
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 Buckeye Lake:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway 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 Buckeye Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Buckeye Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |