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 Epworth (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 Epworth. 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 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.
Epworth is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Epworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Epworth:
- Richland County (The home county of Epworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Olivesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Maybee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Vernon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bailey Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ruggles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Jeromesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- McKay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Perrysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Crestline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tiro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Galion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- New Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chatfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Bucyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fitchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coble Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Celeryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- North Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Willard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Olena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Steuben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Nunda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Batemantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Jelloway
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Fredericktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Gann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Kipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Martel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Friendsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Risley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Westfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Iberia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Carrothers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Attica Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Omar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Lattasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Funk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- New Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- West Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Congress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Aukerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Devil Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Millbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wooster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Epworth, see our County-by-County Page for Epworth.
Cemeteries Near Epworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Epworth.
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 Epworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Epworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Pittenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Charles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Franklin Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zeiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windsor Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Imhoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ohio State Reformatory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Church Cemetery
- The Shenandoah Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Cemetery
- Shenandoah Christian Church Cemetery
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smeltzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Epworth had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Epworth, with the one closest to Epworth listed first.
- Pavonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Paradise Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Olivesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Adario
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adario is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ganges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Spring Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toledo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Ontario
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Savannah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Widowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Epworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Epworth.
Newspapers Published in Epworth ...
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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Epworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Epworth, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Epworth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Epworth:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Seneca County
- Wayne 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 Epworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Epworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |