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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Fork: Elk Frk.
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 doctors and hospitals 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 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <2>
- Zaleski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <2>
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hope ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <2>
- Vales Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Nelsonville is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <2>
- The Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
- The Plains is located in Athens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <2>
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Bessemer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Buchtel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Armitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Chauncey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liars Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Greens Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <2>
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Bremen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
- Bremen is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <2>
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Amanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Amanda is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amanda <2>
- Stoutsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
- Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <2>
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarhe Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Vinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kyger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Rio Grande
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <2>
- Carlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Kerr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Cheshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- South Bloomingville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomingville
- South Bloomingville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bloomingville <2>
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Gibisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Logan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <2>
- Candy Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Sand Run Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Laurelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <2>
- Rockbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <2>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Petrea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Pattonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Limerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Banner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Langsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Rutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
- Thomas Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Middleport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <2>
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
- Welshtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Wrightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Straitsville
- New Straitsville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Straitsville <2>
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <2>
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Drakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Congo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Corning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <2>
- Rendville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Tarlton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Tarlton is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarlton <2>
- Thacher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Bristol Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Greggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Waverly City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <2>
- Zahn's Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Peck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Pike County
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Adelphi is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <2>
- Richmond Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Schooley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Massieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
- Chillicothe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <2>
- Riton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Ross County
- North Fork Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- 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) - Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- West Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Fork, see our County-by-County Page for 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 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fairfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hocking County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pickaway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ross County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Athens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Vinton County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Vinton County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- The Elk Cemetery has also been known as:
- McArthur Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Cemetery
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Fork Cemetery
- Old McArthur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old McArthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old McArthur Cemetery
- Creola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creola Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. Sylvester Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sylvester Cemetery
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pawpaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pawpaw Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hixon Cemetery
- Fee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fee Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
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- Centenary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centenary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
- Curry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- The Curry Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Curry Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curry Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40477 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
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.<6>
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <2>
- Creola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Creola is located in Vinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creola <2>
- Zaleski
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <2>
- Siverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ural ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Orland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <2>
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- Oreton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - New Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Plymouth
- New Plymouth is located in Vinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Plymouth <2>
- Oreton
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk Fork. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2826, Longitude: -82.4682 In this case, the coordinates for Elk Fork have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |