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 Fredonia (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 Fredonia. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Fredonia 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 Fredonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredonia:
- Licking County (The home county of Fredonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Highwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- New Way ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Blanchard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blanchard is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Blanchard has also been known as:
- Blanchard Settlement
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Saint Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vanatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welsh Hills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Hills
- Welsh Hills has also been known as:
- Welsh Hills Settlement
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- New Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Cooperdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Walhonding
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(26 miles [41.8 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Condit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Center Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Vans Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- North Condit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Harlem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Sunbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Fairfield Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Millersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pickerington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lithopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Albany
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Blacklick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Havens Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Central College ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Reynoldsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gould Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Gahanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Huber Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Westerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Holmes County
- Stillwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Five Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hunt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Milfordton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Martinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Centerburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bladensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Gambier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pipesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Esto ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Black Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Nashport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frazeysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trinway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fultonham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Rock Cut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- North Zanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Zanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Thornville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Mount Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Richland County
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredonia, see our County-by-County Page for Fredonia.
Cemeteries Near Fredonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredonia.
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 Fredonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Old Fredonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips - White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- College Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Old Colony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Welsh Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Fredonia had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredonia, with the one closest to Fredonia listed first.
- Highwater
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- New Way ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Chatham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vanatta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vanatta is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanatta
- Saint Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Appleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Newark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Union Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Wilkins Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Lock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredonia.
Newspapers Published in Fredonia ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fredonia, 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 Fredonia.
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 Fredonia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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> | 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 Fredonia, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fredonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |