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 Freeport (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 Freeport. 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 doctors 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.
Freeport is located in Harrison County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Belmont, Carroll, Guernsey, Jefferson & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Freeport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freeport:
- Harrison County (The home county of Freeport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Deersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Feed Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Tappan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Cadiz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cadiz is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <2>
- New Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Bowerston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerston
- Bowerston is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowerston <2>
- Conotton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Scio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
- Scio is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <2>
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Jewett is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <2>
- Narva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Unionvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Flushing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
- Flushing is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <2>
- Hendrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Lafferty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Morristown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Oco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Barnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Barnesville is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <2>
- Bethesda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Bethesda is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <2>
- Bannock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannock
- Bannock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bannock <2>
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <2>
- Loomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Sherrodsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrodsville
- Sherrodsville is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherrodsville <2>
- Leavittsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Queensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Atwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Dellroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellroy
- Dellroy is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dellroy <2>
- Valleyview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleyview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
- Wyncrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Hibbetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Wattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Fresno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- West Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
- West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <2>
- Chili
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- New Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bedford <2>
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Londonderry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
- Winterset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Middlebourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Brady ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Easton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Elizabethtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Clio ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Old Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Washington
- Old Washington is located in Guernsey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Washington <2>
- Holmes County
- Farmerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Farmerstown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Adena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena
- Adena is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adena <2>
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Bloomingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Bloomingdale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <2>
- Dillonvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillonvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Olszeski Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olszeski Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amsterdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Amsterdam is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <2>
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <2>
- Bergholz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergholz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholz
- Bergholz is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergholz <2>
- Highland City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Rayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
- Rayland is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayland <2>
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <2>
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Jerusalem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Miltonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Beallsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Muskingum County
- New Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- New Concord is located in Muskingum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <2>
- New Concord
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kennonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Mud Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Mount Ephraim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ephraim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Whigville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Summerfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Sarahsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Stark County
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Stark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <2>
- Magnolia
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- West Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Peoli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Dennison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <2>
- Uhrichsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
- Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <2>
- Gnadenhutten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
- Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <2>
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Tuscarawas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Legs Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Port Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <2>
- Midvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Clearview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Wheeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freeport, see our County-by-County Page for Freeport.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Freeport ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeport.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Freeport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Freeport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Freeport.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of Freeport.
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 Freeport:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coshocton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Guernsey County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Holmes County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Muskingum County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Noble County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stark County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tuscarawas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ohio County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Belmont County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Harrison County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Harrison County
Cemeteries Near Freeport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeport.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Freeport Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeport Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Presbyterian Cemetery
- Greenmount Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenmount Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Freeport.
- The Greenmount Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenmount Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmount Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41184 <4>
- Greenmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenmont Cemetery
- Freeport Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeport Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeport Methodist Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- The Jenkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Kerr - Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerr - Boyd Cemetery
- Smyrna Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Methodist Protestant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Methodist Protestant Cemetery
- Scotch Covenanter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotch Covenanter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Covenanter Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- The Sunset View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Londonderry Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset View Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
- Westchester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westchester Cemetery
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- Chestnut Hill United Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Chestnut Hill United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill United Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Hill United Brethren Church Cemetery
- Yankee Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Point Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- The Oak Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Chestnut Hill United Brethren Church Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Freeport had a population of 672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Freeport had a population of 346 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freeport, with the one closest to Freeport listed first.
- Smyrna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Piedmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
- Clendening ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clendening have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendening
- Clendening is located in Harrison County
- Londonderry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Tippecanoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tippecanoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Tippecanoe is located in Harrison County
- Oakgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Moorefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Moorefield is located in Harrison County
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Stillwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Deersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sewellsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sewellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewellsville
- Sewellsville is located in Belmont County
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- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freeport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeport.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Freeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Freeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2117, Longitude: -81.2656 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Freeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |