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 Glass 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 Glass 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Glass Rock is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Glass Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glass Rock:
- Perry County (The home county of Glass Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Chalfants
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Glenford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thornville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Carthon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- New Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Hartleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bessemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Glouster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Greens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Cooperdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Conesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- West Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Blacklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- New Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Blacklick Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Rockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Candy Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Union Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bladensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Harbor Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buckeye Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Central City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Deavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Fultonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Nashport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Zanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cannelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Black Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- North Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Wortley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Frazeysburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glass Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Glass Rock.
Cemeteries Near Glass Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glass 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 Glass Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glass Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Reading Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Glass Rock had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glass Rock, with the one closest to Glass Rock listed first.
- Chalfants
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Glenford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mount Perry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Yost
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yost is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
- Ziontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sego
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Linnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linnville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Gratiot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Thornport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thornport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornport
- Thornville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellan
- Fultonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glass Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glass Rock.
Newspapers Published in Glass 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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glass Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glass Rock, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Glass 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 websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Glass Rock:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glass Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Glass Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |