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 Centerburg (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 Centerburg. 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 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.
Centerburg is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Coshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Licking, Morrow & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Centerburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerburg:
- Knox County (The home county of Centerburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Five Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Hunt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Dorema
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Fredericktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- New Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- Galion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Condit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- South Condit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- East Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Vans Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Green ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Pickerington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millersport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Westerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Central College ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Huber Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Blendon Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Gould Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Havens Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Flint ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Minerva Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Blacklick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Green ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Highwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- New Way ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Waldo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Newmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Chesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cardington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Mount Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Magnetic Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerburg, see our County-by-County Page for Centerburg.
Cemeteries Near Centerburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerburg.
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 Centerburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Eastview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centerburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Houck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- The Robbins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thurston Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lineweaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Davy's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy's Cemetery
- The Davy's Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dunkard Cemetery
- Preacher Davey's Cemetery
- Preacher Daveys Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375381 <2>
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church Yard Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160342 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Centerburg had a population of 588 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Centerburg had a population of 2,231 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerburg, with the one closest to Centerburg listed first.
- Rich Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Bloomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Croton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Croton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Mount Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Condit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Lock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Milfordton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Sparta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Pagetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Green ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Bangs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Centerburg ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Centerburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Centerburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Centerburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of Centerburg.
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 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 Centerburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centerburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Centerburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |