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 East Greenwood (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 East Greenwood. 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 East Greenwood ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Greenwood: E. Greenwood
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Greenwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Greenwood.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
East Greenwood is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near East Greenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Greenwood:
- Muskingum County (The home county of East Greenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Adamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Rock Cut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- North Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Trinway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Conesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Plainfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Canal Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fresno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Mohawk Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- New Guilford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Metham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Fairfield County
- Fairfield Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Claysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Abledell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Birds Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Byesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Kimbolton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Clio ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Bladensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Martinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Pipesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Gratiot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Reform
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Ben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Wilkins Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Durant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reinersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Neelysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Mount Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Belle Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sarahsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Kennonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Roseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Crooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Chalfants
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Glenford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Thornville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Postboy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Wolf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Peoli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Port Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Greenwood, see our County-by-County Page for East Greenwood.
Cemeteries Near East Greenwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Greenwood.
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 East Greenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Greenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- The Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lull Cemetery
- Bunting Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Washington Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beatty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (557 more) ...
- Prosser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- George Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Greenwood had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Greenwood, with the one closest to East Greenwood listed first.
- Sonora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Adamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Rock Cut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Dillon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon Falls is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Falls
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Greenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Greenwood.
Newspapers Published in East Greenwood ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Greenwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Greenwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Greenwood.
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 East Greenwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Greenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Greenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |