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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Centerville is located in Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Gallia County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Rio Grande
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Cora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Patriot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Pratts Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Rempel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Pattonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Greasy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Aid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Linnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Andis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Langsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Point Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rutland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Shyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Zahn's Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Ross County
- Richmond Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Hales Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Slocum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Powellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotodale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Wheelersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Sciotoville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Wilkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oreton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millseat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Frost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Lloyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Raceland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Bellefonte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenup
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Shore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Gallipolis Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Beale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hogsett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- West Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Apple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Arlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- McNeal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centerpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyn Rhos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (775 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Koontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Thurman
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thurman is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Rio Grande
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orpheus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
- Kitchen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kitchen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
- Edna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rempel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Cora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Oak Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peniel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peniel is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Durgan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Rocky Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Banner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Cabell 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> | 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 Centerville, 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- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |