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 Colonial Heights (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 Colonial Heights. 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 Colonial Heights ...
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 Colonial Heights: Colonial Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Colonial Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colonial Heights.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Colonial Heights is located in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Colonial Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colonial Heights:
- Guernsey County (The home county of Colonial Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Abledell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Byesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clio ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Barnesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Plainfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coshocton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Fresno
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Cooperdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Chili
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- West Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Mohawk Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Gratiot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reform
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Miltonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Reinersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Eagleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- McConnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neelysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Deavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- New Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Adamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Philo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Wortley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Rock Cut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sarahsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Kennonsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Caldwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Whigville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ashton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Mount Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Postboy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Peoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Wolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Port Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- West Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Stone Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gnadenhutten
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Macksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colonial Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Colonial Heights.
Cemeteries Near Colonial Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colonial Heights.
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 Colonial Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colonial Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Twp. Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwich Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Norwich.
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Claysville.
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harmony Christian Church Cemetery
- Harmony Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142715 <2>
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Norwich.
- The Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Norwich United Presbyterian Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Colonial Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colonial Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colonial Heights, with the one closest to Colonial Heights listed first.
- New Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cassell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cassell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Indian Camp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Boden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boden is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
- Bridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Freeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Spratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spratt is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bluebell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Byesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chandlersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colonial Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colonial Heights.
Newspapers Published in Colonial Heights ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colonial Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colonial Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colonial Heights.
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 either 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 Colonial Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Guernsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington 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 from Point A (ie- Colonial Heights) 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 Colonial Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |