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 Cannon (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 Cannon. 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.
Cannon is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Cannon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannon:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Cannon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Fultonham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Cannelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- North Zanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Blue Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Hartleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Greens Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Truetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Chauncey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Cooperdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Conesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Fairfield Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Pleasantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Carroll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Claysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Murray City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Candy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Gratiot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Harbor Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buckeye Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ben
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Deavertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Neelysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Todds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Crooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- Luke Chute
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannon, see our County-by-County Page for Cannon.
Cemeteries Near Cannon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannon.
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 Cannon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Moore - Horn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Horn Cemetery
- The Moore - Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore - Horne Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fultonham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- The Uniontown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fultonham Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Roseville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jacob Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLuney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (613 more) ...
- Crooksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Methodist Cemetery
- Wesley Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Cannon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cannon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannon, with the one closest to Cannon listed first.
- Fultonham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Saltillo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Redfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Cottage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Sego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
- Crooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- McLuney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McLuney is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLuney
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Rose Farm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
- Cannelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannon.
Newspapers Published in Cannon ...
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 Cannon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannon, 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 Cannon.
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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cannon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington 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 Cannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cannon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |