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 Camp Oyo (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 Camp Oyo. 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 Camp Oyo ...
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 Camp Oyo: Cp. Oyo
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 and hospitals 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.
Camp Oyo is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Oyo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Oyo:
- Scioto County (The home county of Camp Oyo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- West Portsmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Lombardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Otway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rosemount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- New Boston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Lucasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Blue Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Lynx
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Jaybird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grimes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Dunkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Wrightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Peebles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whippoorwill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ellsberry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Neel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Turkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Glade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hanging Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Pedro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Ironton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Coopersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wetmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Poplar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Piketon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Greggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Summit County
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Kehoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Smiths Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Carter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Wesleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Smoky Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Pactolus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Counts Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Olive Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grahn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grahn is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Mountain Top
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Foxport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Ryan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Grays Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tygarts Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Lloyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Warnock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Greenup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Argillite
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Firebrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Charters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Tollesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Rectorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Oyo, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Oyo.
Cemeteries Near Camp Oyo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Oyo.
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 Camp Oyo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Oyo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Worley Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located between<2> the communities of Blue Creek and Friendship. The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Friendship.
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Branham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Careys Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mershon - Swords Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Larkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (595 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Camp Oyo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Oyo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Oyo, with the one closest to Camp Oyo listed first.
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Lombardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- South Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Dry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Garrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Henley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Otway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wamsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wamsley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Rushtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Oyo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Oyo.
Newspapers Published in Camp Oyo ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Oyo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Oyo, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Oyo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Camp Oyo:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Summit County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Blue Creek and Friendship. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Oyo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Camp Oyo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |