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 Crabtree (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 Crabtree. 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 and hospitals 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.
Crabtree is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Crabtree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crabtree:
- Scioto County (The home county of Crabtree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Bear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
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- Arion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Otway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Youngs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Rarden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosemount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- West Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Jaybird
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Blue Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lynx
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Dunkinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Louden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Squirrel Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Wheat Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Whippoorwill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- North Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Barretts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Berrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Folsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Limerick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Hanging Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Coopersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wetmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Riverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Piketon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Greggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Poplar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Nipgen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Summithill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Massieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Richmond Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Bourneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Deadman Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Schooley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Fruitdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Summit County
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Kehoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Smiths Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lloyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Greenup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Wurtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Worthington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Firebrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Charters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Camp Dix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crabtree, see our County-by-County Page for Crabtree.
Cemeteries Near Crabtree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crabtree.
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 Crabtree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crabtree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lauman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rhymby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Euton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Crabtree had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crabtree, with the one closest to Crabtree listed first.
- Sedan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Arion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Bear Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Otway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Lombardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lucasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clifford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clifford is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Coopersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Mount Joy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Joy is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Rushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wetmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Rarden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crabtree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crabtree.
Newspapers Published in Crabtree ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crabtree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crabtree, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crabtree.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crabtree:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Summit County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crabtree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crabtree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |