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 Doanville (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 Doanville. 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.
Doanville is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Doanville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doanville:
- Athens County (The home county of Doanville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Buchtel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Truetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Greens Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Chauncey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- The Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Jacksonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Orbiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Candy Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Jobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Union Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Point Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Langsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Tuppers Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Wrightstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deavertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Neelysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Cannelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Fultonham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Blue Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Hemlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- New Straitsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Ludington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rendville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dundas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hamden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Wolf Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Fillmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Napier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Luke Chute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Barlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Redbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Watertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porterfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doanville, see our County-by-County Page for Doanville.
Cemeteries Near Doanville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doanville.
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 Doanville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doanville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ft. Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Connett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Nye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- True Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Doanville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doanville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doanville, with the one closest to Doanville listed first.
- Buchtel
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Glen Ebon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Ebon is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ebon
- Hamley Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamley Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamley Run
- Nelsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orbiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Monday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monday is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
- Longstreth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Longstreth is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
- Chauncey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Jobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Millfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Derthick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Derthick is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derthick
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Murray City
(5 miles [8 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 Doanville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doanville.
Newspapers Published in Doanville ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doanville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doanville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doanville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Doanville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Mason 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 Doanville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Doanville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |