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 Elk Fork (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 Elk Fork. 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 Elk Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Fork: Elk Frk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elk Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk Fork.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Elk Fork is located in Vinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Elk Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Fork:
- Vinton County (The home county of Elk Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- McArthur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zaleski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Arbaugh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Armitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Chauncey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Amanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Alice
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kyger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Rio Grande
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Kerr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Cheshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Bloomingville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Gibisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Candy Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Pattonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Point Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Morgan County
- Wrightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- New Straitsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Greggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Waverly City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Peck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Adelphi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- North Fork Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Fork.
Cemeteries Near Elk Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Fork.
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 Elk Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- Elk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- The Elk Cemetery has also been known as:
- McArthur Cemetery
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old McArthur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (749 more) ...
- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<3>
While we didn't find Elk Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elk Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Fork, with the one closest to Elk Fork listed first.
- McArthur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zaleski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Siverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Ural ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
- Orland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Oreton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- New Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Fork.
Newspapers Published in Elk Fork ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Fork, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Fork.
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 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 Elk Fork:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Mason 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 Elk Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elk Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |