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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 Chillicothe (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 Chillicothe. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Chillicothe is located in Ross County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 Chillicothe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chillicothe:

  • Ross County     (The home county of Chillicothe)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Stoutsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
      • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <3>
    • Amanda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Revenge ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Revenge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
      • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Revenge
      • From Chillicothe to Revenge
    • Cedar Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Delmont ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
      • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delmont
      • From Chillicothe to Delmont
    • Sugar Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <3>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Washington Court House
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
      • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <3>
    • Cook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland County
  • Hocking County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Limerick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Glade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Altoona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Roy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Petrea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petrea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
      • Petrea is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petrea
      • From Chillicothe to Petrea
    • Wellston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison County
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Chillicothe to Elmwood
    • Logan Elm Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
      • Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Thacher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Huntsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
    • Tarlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
    • Circleville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
      • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <3>
    • Knollwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
      • Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Fox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • New Holland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
    • Pherson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pherson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
      • Pherson is located in Pickaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pherson
      • From Chillicothe to Pherson
    • Grange Hall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Pike County
  • Scioto County
    • Bear Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Vinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.
    • Richland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Vinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richland
      • From Chillicothe to Richland
    • Stella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Vinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stella
      • From Chillicothe to Stella
    • McArthur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Vinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <3>
    • Hamden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dundas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chillicothe, see our County-by-County Page for Chillicothe.

Cemeteries Near Chillicothe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chillicothe.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chillicothe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.

  • Grandview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Armstrong Burials
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Burials
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Burials have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Margarets Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Margarets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Margarets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Malone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Overly Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overly Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overly Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopetown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chillicothe Correctional Institute Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Golden Gate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (647 more) ...
    • Findley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Findley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Findley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Massieville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bishop Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Chillicothe had a population of 11,288 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chillicothe had a population of 21,647 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chillicothe, with the one closest to Chillicothe listed first.

  • Hopetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
    • Hopetown is located in Ross County
  • Slate Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Slate Mills is located in Ross County
  • Anderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Ross County
  • Three Locks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
    • Three Locks is located in Ross County
  • Kinnikinnick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinnikinnick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
    • Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
  • Newingburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newingburg
    • Newingburg is located in Ross County
  • Andersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Schooley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
    • Tucson is located in Ross County
  • Musselman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Musselman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
    • Musselman is located in Ross County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Musselman
    • From Chillicothe to Musselman
  • Bourneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Denver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Ross County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Antonis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
      • Antonis is located in Ross County
    • Kingston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chillicothe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chillicothe.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chillicothe ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chillicothe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chillicothe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chillicothe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chillicothe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7> of Chillicothe.

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 Chillicothe:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chillicothe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Chillicothe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chillicothe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chillicothe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3332, Longitude: -82.9822    









 

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