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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...
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 Union: E. Union
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Union.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Union is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near East Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Union:
- Noble County (The home county of East Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Fulda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Whigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Sarahsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mud Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Dexter City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Belle Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Harriettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hendrysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Bethesda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Loomis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Captina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Jacobsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Holloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Senecaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Quaker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lore City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Byesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Easton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Harrison County
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Edwina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Woodsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Jerusalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Wilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Mount Carrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Reinersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Durant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Rix Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- New Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Norwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Philo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Dalzell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Lower Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Whipple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Gasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Devola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Steel Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- DeLong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Friendly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- New Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Union, see our County-by-County Page for East Union.
Cemeteries Near East Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Union.
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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- East Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Archers Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Archer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Curtis Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rado Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whigville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Village View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Village View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Sarahsville.
- The Village View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sarahsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140836 <2>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Caldwell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42584 <2>
- Continue List (630 more) ...
- Hesson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 East Union in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Union.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Fredericksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Fulda
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Steamtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Rado ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rado is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rado
- Whigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Sarahsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Duvall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Doherty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swazey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swazey is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swazey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Union.
Newspapers Published in East Union ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Union, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Union.
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 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 Union:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Union, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |