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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Goosetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goosetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goosetown, please Contact Us.
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 Goosetown (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 Goosetown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Goosetown is historic, it would have been located within present day Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Goosetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goosetown:
- Vinton County (The home county of Goosetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Stella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zaleski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hope ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hamden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Carbondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- The Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Armitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Cedar Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Carroll
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Laurelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Petrea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Point Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- New Straitsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Carthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Drakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Circleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Logan Elm Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- East Ringgold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Peck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Zahn's Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Adelphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Richmond Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Riton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Massieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- North Fork Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Yellowbud
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goosetown, see our County-by-County Page for Goosetown.
Cemeteries Near Goosetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goosetown.
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 Goosetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goosetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spunk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wolf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slagle Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomingville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (711 more) ...
- Schooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Goosetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goosetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goosetown, with the one closest to Goosetown listed first.
- Stella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- South Bloomingville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Siverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Hue
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Haynes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Apple
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Cox ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Ratcliffburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Creola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goosetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goosetown.
Newspapers Published in Goosetown ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goosetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goosetown, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goosetown.
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 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 Goosetown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Goosetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goosetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |