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 Flatwoods (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 Flatwoods. 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.
Flatwoods is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Flatwoods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flatwoods:
- Meigs County (The home county of Flatwoods)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Welshtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pomeroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Keno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Racine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Dorcas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Carsey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Coolville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Youba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Armitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Carlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Ewington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gallipolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Edna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Hocking County
- Orbiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Pattonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Wellston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Chesterhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Wilkesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Oreton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Fillmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Redbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Decaturville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Porterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Napier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Skull Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Ravenswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willowdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Browning ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wilding
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Angerona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Sassafras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Meadowbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Windy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Blennerhassett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Wells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flatwoods, see our County-by-County Page for Flatwoods.
Cemeteries Near Flatwoods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flatwoods.
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 Flatwoods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flatwoods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (837 more) ...
- Hiland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Flatwoods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flatwoods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flatwoods, with the one closest to Flatwoods listed first.
- Minersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Chester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hemlock Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Pomeroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flora is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Bradbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Keno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Middleport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flatwoods. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flatwoods.
Newspapers Published in Flatwoods ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flatwoods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flatwoods, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flatwoods.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Flatwoods:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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> | 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 Flatwoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Flatwoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |