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 Fair Oaks (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 Fair Oaks. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Fair Oaks is located in Scioto County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Fair Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fair Oaks:
- Scioto County (The home county of Fair Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Slocum
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Harrison Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sciotoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Scioto Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Minford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- South Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Blue Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jaybird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Mineral Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Squirrel Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Lynx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
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- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Patriot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rio Grande
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rodney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Limerick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Pattonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Hanging Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Ironton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Kitts Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Aid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Coal Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Andis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Greasy Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Wetmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Beaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Shyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Sargents
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Riverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Zahn's Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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
- Greggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Richmond Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Vinton County
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Millseat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Princess
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Cannonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Catlettsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Kehoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Boone Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Pactolus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Smiths Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- South Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Lloyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Worthington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Raceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Firebrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Kenova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fair Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Fair Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Fair Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Oaks.
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 Fair Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fair Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- The Barrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Mill Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
- Schaffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rigrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slocum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hartley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Batterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rawley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (774 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fair Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fair Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
- Slocum
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Gephart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Sciotoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Siloam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Scioto Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Edmunds Switch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Limeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Limeville is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limeville
- Wallace Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
- South Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fair Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fair Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Fair Oaks ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fair Oaks, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fair Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Fair Oaks:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- 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 Fair Oaks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fair Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |