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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dutchtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dutchtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dutchtown, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Dutchtown (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 Dutchtown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Dutchtown is historic, it would have been located within present day Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Dutchtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dutchtown:
- Meigs County (The home county of Dutchtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Welshtown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Carsey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Coolville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Youba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Beebe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Carlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Westbrook Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Pattonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Joy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Wilkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Fillmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Napier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Neptune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ravenswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Willowdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Browning ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Hartford City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Pliny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Windy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parkersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dutchtown, see our County-by-County Page for Dutchtown.
Cemeteries Near Dutchtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dutchtown.
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 Dutchtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dutchtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (827 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zirkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Dutchtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dutchtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dutchtown, with the one closest to Dutchtown listed first.
- Minersville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Hartford City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Syracuse
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pomeroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mason
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Bradbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Middleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sassafras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Antiquity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dutchtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dutchtown.
Newspapers Published in Dutchtown ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutchtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dutchtown, 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 Dutchtown.
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 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 Dutchtown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dutchtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dutchtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |