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 Griffin (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 Griffin. 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 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.
Griffin 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 Griffin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffin:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Griffin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Philo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- McDonald
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- South Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Hartleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Conesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Canal Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Mohawk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Guilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Fresno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- West Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Meadow Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Abledell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birds Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Hocking County
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Gratiot
(15 miles [24.1 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ben
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- 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
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Durant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- McConnelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Malta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Stockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Belle Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Ephraim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Kennonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Crooked Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Roseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Mount Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Rehoboth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Chalfants
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- New Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Postboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Luke Chute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffin, see our County-by-County Page for Griffin.
Cemeteries Near Griffin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffin.
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 Griffin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- 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>
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Philo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Griffin had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Duncan Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Brush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Philo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Bridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Sonora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Putnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- South Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffin.
Newspapers Published in Griffin ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffin, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Griffin:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking 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 Griffin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Griffin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |