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 Gatton Rock (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 Gatton Rock. 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.
Gatton Rock is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Gatton Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gatton Rock:
- Richland County (The home county of Gatton Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Olivesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Perrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McKay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeromesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Rowsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Savannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Redhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Ruggles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Guilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Layland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Mohawk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Metham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Crestline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Galion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tiro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Condit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- North Condit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- South Condit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Nunda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Batemantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jelloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Dorema
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Green Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Lock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Hartford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Highwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Saint Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Martel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Chesterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Iberia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shawtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Funk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lattasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gatton Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Gatton Rock.
Cemeteries Near Gatton Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gatton Rock.
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 Gatton Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gatton Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Four Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Secrist Tarres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secrist Tarres Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Secrist Tarres Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Butler.
- The Secrist Tarres Cemetery has also been known as:
- Secrist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396542 <3>
- Garber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridenour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ankenytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baldwin Middlebury Cemetery
- Malden Cemetery
- Basset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Gatton Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gatton Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gatton Rock, with the one closest to Gatton Rock listed first.
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Hastings
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Ankenytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- Bangorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- North Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Newville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Lucas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jelloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steam Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gatton Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gatton Rock.
Newspapers Published in Gatton Rock ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gatton Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gatton Rock, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gatton Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Gatton Rock:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gatton Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gatton Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |