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 Fallsburg (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 Fallsburg. 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 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.
Fallsburg is located in Licking 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 Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Fallsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fallsburg:
- Licking County (The home county of Fallsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Wilkins Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Saint Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Ashland County
- Loudonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- New Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Cooperdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Mohawk Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Walhonding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Conesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Coshocton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Layland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Condit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- South Condit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Vans Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Center Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Stillwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Killbuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miley Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Pipesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Gambier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Buckeye City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Gann
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Chesterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Black Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Trinway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- North Zanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Adamsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Zanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Glenford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Chalfants
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Thornville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Roseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fallsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fallsburg.
Cemeteries Near Fallsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fallsburg.
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 Fallsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fallsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Varner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fallsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Souslin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Perry Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Bladensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981874 <2>
- Miles Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perryton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winding Fork Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bladensburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fallsburg had a population of 86 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fallsburg, with the one closest to Fallsburg listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rocky Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Perryton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perryton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton
- Bladensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Carlisle is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carlisle
- Wilkins Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Black Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- New Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Martinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Frazeysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nashport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fallsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fallsburg.
Newspapers Published in Fallsburg ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fallsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fallsburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fallsburg.
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 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 Fallsburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Richland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fallsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Fallsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |