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 Decker (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 Decker. 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 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.
Decker is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Decker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Decker:
- Monroe County (The home county of Decker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Coats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Jerusalem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Laings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Hunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Captina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hendrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Loomis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Powhatan Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Vadis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Quaker City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Senecaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Lore City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Bluebell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Byesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Reinersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mount Ephraim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Kennonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Sarahsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Dexter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Dalzell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Macksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Ward ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Matamoras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Lower Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Steel Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Warner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Deucher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Whipple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rosbys Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Glen Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Moundsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McMechen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adaline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Easton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Benwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- DeLong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Adlai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Horseneck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Paden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sistersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Iuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Plum Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Blue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Proctor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Minnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Barker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County (WV)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Decker, see our County-by-County Page for Decker.
Cemeteries Near Decker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Decker.
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 Decker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Decker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Buchanon Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Potts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lewisville German Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moose Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sloan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Sylvester RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eggar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Decker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Decker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Decker, with the one closest to Decker listed first.
- Lewisville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hartshorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Edwina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Woodsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kerr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Burkhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burkhart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart
- Monroefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monroefield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroefield
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sprague
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Griffith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Miltonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Brister
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brister is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Swazey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Swazey is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swazey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Decker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Decker.
Newspapers Published in Decker ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Decker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Decker, 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 Decker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Decker:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel 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> | 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 Decker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Decker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |