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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 Carey (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 Carey. 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 Carey ...
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.
Another variation: Cary.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carey. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carey.
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 hospitals and 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.
Carey is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Carey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carey:
- Ross County (The home county of Carey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Yellowbud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Roxabell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Fork Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Riton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Lattaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Chillicothe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Sabina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Stoutsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Amanda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lithopolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Grove City Country Club
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Darbydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Grove City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bright ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Obetz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- New Petersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Barretts Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Bridges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Apple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Jackson County
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pherson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Circleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Thacher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Darbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Knollwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- South Bloomfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Peck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Spellman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Bristol Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Cynthiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Waverly City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Latham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newfain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Piketon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Greggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carey, see our County-by-County Page for Carey.
Cemeteries Near Carey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carey.
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 Carey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Chapel Cemetery
- The Browns Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deerfield Twp. Cemetery
- Minear Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peck Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smith Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Noble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Family Cemetery
- The Clark Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clark Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dungan Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springbank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (579 more) ...
- Tarbill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lutz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutz Cemetery
- The Lutz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dennis Cemetery
- Hickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickle Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Clarksburg.
- The Hickle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Carey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carey, with the one closest to Carey listed first.
- Clarksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Greenland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Yellowbud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kinderhook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kinderhook is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Woodlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodlyn is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlyn
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roxabell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Musselman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kinnikinnick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carey.
Newspapers Published in Carey ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carey, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carey.
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 helpful 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 Carey:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike 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> | 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- Carey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Carey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |