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 Coal Ridge (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 Coal Ridge. 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 Coal Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Coal Ridge: Coal Rdg. (or less commonly used: Coal Rdge. or Coal Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Coal Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal Ridge.
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 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.
Coal Ridge is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Coal Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coal Ridge:
- Noble County (The home county of Coal Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Belle Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sarahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Whigville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Fulda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- South Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Barnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bethesda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Byesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lore City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Harrison County
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Miltonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Edwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Graysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Woodsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Coats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Reinersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Stockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Deavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Rix Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- New Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Philo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Buckeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Postboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Peoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Warner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Luke Chute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Whipple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Alden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dalzell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Churchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Devola
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coal Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Coal Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Coal Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coal Ridge.
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 Coal Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coal Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Belle Valley.
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belle Valley Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Catholic Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halleys Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McElroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hiramsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoskinsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville Cemetery
- The Hoskinsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hoskinsville Cemetery
- Ragans Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrys Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Sarahsville.
- The Bethel Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptisst Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154997 <2>
- Old Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (650 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marquis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Coal Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coal Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coal Ridge, with the one closest to Coal Ridge listed first.
- Belle Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ava
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ava is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Hiramsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hiramsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiramsburg
- Hoskinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Scott ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hunter is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Glenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Olive Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Sarahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Renrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Renrock is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coal Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coal Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Coal Ridge ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coal Ridge, 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 Coal Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Coal Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Wood 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Coal Ridge) 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 Coal Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |