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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Buells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Buells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Buells, please Contact Us.
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 Buells (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 Buells. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Buells is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Buells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buells:
- Washington County (The home county of Buells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
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- Whipple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
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- Devola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Warner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Macksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
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- Harmar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
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- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
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- Beebe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Youba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Amesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Fly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Woodsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Benwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Coats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
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- Laings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Hackney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Neelysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Todds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Morganville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Wrightstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Museville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Harriettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Ashton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sarahsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Willow Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- DeLong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Adlai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- League
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Petroleum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Ellenboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Friendly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adonis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Meadville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Middlebourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- North Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Valley Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parkersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dallison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Blennerhassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Kanawha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Pleasant View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buells, see our County-by-County Page for Buells.
Cemeteries Near Buells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buells.
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 Buells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Putnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (735 more) ...
- Dodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Buells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buells, with the one closest to Buells listed first.
- Lowell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Rainbow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
- Whipple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Warner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Stanleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Lower Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Equity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Equity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
- Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Caywood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caywood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caywood
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Marietta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- Harmar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(7 miles [11.3 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 Buells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buells.
Newspapers Published in Buells ...
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 Buells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buells, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buells.
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 Buells:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Buells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |