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 Georgetown (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 Georgetown. 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.
Georgetown is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Georgetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Georgetown:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Georgetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Wortley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- North Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- New Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rix Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Conesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Coshocton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Canal Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Fresno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- New Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Nellie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Claysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Abledell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluebell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cambridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Byesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Pleasant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Birds Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knox County
- Bladensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Gratiot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Ben
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Wilkins Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reinersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Morganville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Neelysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Todds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Ephraim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Kennonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Whigville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Ashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Roseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Clover Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chalfants
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Glenford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Postboy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Peoli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Wolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Washington County
- Luke Chute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Georgetown, see our County-by-County Page for Georgetown.
Cemeteries Near Georgetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Georgetown.
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 Georgetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Georgetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996013 <2>
- Bunting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- The Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lull Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Norwich.
- The Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Norwich United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Norwich Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Norwich.
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (578 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Georgetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Georgetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Georgetown, with the one closest to Georgetown listed first.
- Bridgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Sonora
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- East Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Greenwood is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwood
- Norwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Chandlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- West Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Georgetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Georgetown.
Newspapers Published in Georgetown ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Georgetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Georgetown, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Georgetown.
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 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 Georgetown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington 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 Georgetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Georgetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |