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 Dale (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 Dale. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dale is primarily located in Morgan County. A portion of Dale extends into Washington 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Dale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dale:
- Morgan County (The home county of Dale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Stockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Todds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Neelysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Elliott Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Hackney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Wrightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- McConnelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Malta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Armadale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Amesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Beebe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Guysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Glouster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Coolville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Murray City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orbiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Keno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Monroe County
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Museville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Rix Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Buckeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Dungannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Olive Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- South Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hoskinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Ashton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Harriettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Straitsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Luke Chute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Napier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Decaturville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Churchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Jackson County (WV)
- Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Willow Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schultz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Blennerhassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lubeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- North Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Eli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dale, see our County-by-County Page for Dale.
Cemeteries Near Dale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dale.
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 Dale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blackemar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bartlett Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stockport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Center Memorial Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (769 more) ...
- Milnor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lightner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Dale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dale, with the one closest to Dale listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Patten Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patten Mills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten Mills
- Roxbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Stockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luke Chute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Todds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Bartlett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Former names for Bartlett:
- Pleasanton
- Plymouth
- Swift
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swift is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Chesterhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plantsville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
- Layman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Layman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
- Hooksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Watertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dale.
Newspapers Published in Dale ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dale.
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 helpful 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 Dale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants 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> | 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 Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Dale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |