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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Elden. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elden to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elden, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Elden (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 Elden. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Elden is historic, it would have been located within present day Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Elden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elden:
- Meigs County (The home county of Elden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spiller
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
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- Bashan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Dorcas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Syracuse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Welshtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Tuppers Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Pratts Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Carsey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Beebe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Armadale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Carlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ewington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Wilkesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Redbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Belpre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Sherman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willowdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wilding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Millwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Letart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Baden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Meadowbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Paradise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Pliny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Sigman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Ritchie County (WV)
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Roane County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Reedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Zona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Triplett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Cicerone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Windy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lucile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Burning Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mineral Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Leachtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Parkersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elden, see our County-by-County Page for Elden.
Cemeteries Near Elden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elden.
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 Elden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Ottobine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Engle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Middleswart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ball Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- DeBussey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wheaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laucks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Safreed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (837 more) ...
- Rainbow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Staats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Elden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elden, with the one closest to Elden listed first.
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sherman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Great Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Ravenswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazael
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Bashan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Saxon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Nesselroad ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nesselroad is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Long Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murraysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Racine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elden.
Newspapers Published in Elden ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elden, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elden.
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 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 Elden:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |