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 Egypt (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 Egypt. 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 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.
Egypt is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Egypt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egypt:
- Scioto County (The home county of Egypt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Harrison Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Purdy Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Scioto Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Minford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Hales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Sciotodale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Jaybird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Blue Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Patriot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rio Grande
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Cora
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rodney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Monroe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Limerick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Petrea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Pattonsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Altoona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Hanging Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Ironton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Aid
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Greasy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Andis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Shyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Sargents
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Greggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Zahn's Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Schooley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Nipgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summithill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Hamden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Millseat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cliffside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Carter County (KY)
- Kehoe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- South Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Lloyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Raceland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Flatwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Firebrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Egypt, see our County-by-County Page for Egypt.
Cemeteries Near Egypt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egypt.
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 Egypt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Egypt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Colegrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Titus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pinkerman United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (787 more) ...
- Mault Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shuter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Knore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Egypt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Egypt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Egypt, with the one closest to Egypt listed first.
- Harrison Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Wallace Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- Gephart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Scioto Furnace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Edmunds Switch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
- South Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Massie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Massie is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
- Slocum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Hales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Eifort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eifort is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eifort
- Wheelersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
- New Boston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Egypt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egypt.
Newspapers Published in Egypt ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egypt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egypt, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egypt.
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 Egypt:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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 Egypt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Egypt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |