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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Courtright. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Courtright to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Courtright, please Contact Us.
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 Courtright (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 Courtright. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Courtright is historic, it would have been located within present day Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Courtright. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Courtright:
- Ross County (The home county of Courtright)
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yellowbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Riton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Fork Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Deadman Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Schooley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Musselman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Stoutsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Amanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lithopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Cook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Court House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Lockbourne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Canal Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Bright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Grove City Country Club
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Obetz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Groveport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- New Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Laurelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Apple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Ray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Wellston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Mount Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Elmwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Thacher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Williamsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- East Ringgold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Pherson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Peck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Mount Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Waverly City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Greggs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Spellman Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zaleski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Courtright, see our County-by-County Page for Courtright.
Cemeteries Near Courtright ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Courtright.
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 Courtright - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Courtright covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crouse Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem White Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem White Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem White Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Kingston.
- The Salem White Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andersonville Cemetery
- Overly Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Young Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hallsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Hallsville.
- The Hallsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dresbach Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41948 <3>
- Meade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- The Meade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303911 <3>
- Rowland Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Hopetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmitt Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Courtright in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Courtright.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Courtright, with the one closest to Courtright listed first.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kinnikinnick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Elmwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Hopetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Yellowbud
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Whisler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whisler is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tucson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Slate Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stringtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Circleville
(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 Courtright. See our List of 1890's Communities around Courtright.
Newspapers Published in Courtright ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Courtright.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Courtright, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Courtright.
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 Courtright:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Courtright, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Courtright) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |