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 Eagle Mills (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 Eagle Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Eagle Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Eagle Mills: Eagle Mls. (or less commonly used: Eagle Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eagle Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eagle Mills.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Eagle Mills is located in Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Eagle Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Mills:
- Vinton County (The home county of Eagle Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zaleski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Oreton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Arbaugh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Carbondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- The Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Stoutsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Cedar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Apple
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gibisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Point Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Perry County
- New Straitsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- East Ringgold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Peck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Greggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Zahn's Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Shyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Riton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Kingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Massieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- North Fork Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Yellowbud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Mills.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Mills.
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 Eagle Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Union Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slagle Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pike Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ackley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (724 more) ...
- Schooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Timmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eagle Mills had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Mills, with the one closest to Eagle Mills listed first.
- Cox ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Ratcliffburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Bee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Allensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Apple
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Vigo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- South Bloomingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Tucson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Adelphi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Schooley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Richmond Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Laurelville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Eagle Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Mills.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Mills ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Mills, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Eagle Mills:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross 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 Eagle Mills, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |