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 Hanging 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 Hanging 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 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.
Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd (KY), Greenup (KY), Gallia, Jackson, Scioto, Cabell (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hanging Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanging Rock:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Hanging Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
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- Pedro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Coal Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Kitts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
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- Andis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
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- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
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- Aid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- South Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
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- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Crown City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Patriot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bladen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Rio Grande
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
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- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Blackfork Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
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- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
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- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Powellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Franklin Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Slocum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Scioto Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Sciotoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Hales Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Millseat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Cannonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Princess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Catlettsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mavity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Lockwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Pactolus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Kehoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Grayson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Hitchins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Mount Savage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Boone Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Leon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Jeriel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Smiths Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Counts Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Elliott County (KY)
- Bruin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Worthington
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Raceland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Flatwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wurtland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Greenup
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Argillite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Grays Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Hunnewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
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- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Buchanan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Estep ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Fallsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Stringtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Firebrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Camp Dix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
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- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Guyandotte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Hodges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Reid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Crown City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Melissa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Pea Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Barboursville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sarah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Fudges Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Yates Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yates Crossing is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossing
- Mason County (WV)
- Apple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Kenova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ceredo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanging Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Hanging Rock.
Cemeteries Near Hanging Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanging 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 Hanging Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanging Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pigeon Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rude Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trumbo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (775 more) ...
- Fannin - Barber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin - Barber Cemetery
- The Fannin - Barber Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barber Cemetery
- Fannin Cemetery
- Baldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hanging Rock had a population of 846 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hanging Rock had a population of 214 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanging Rock, with the one closest to Hanging Rock listed first.
- Wurtland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Russell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hecla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hecla is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Royersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersville
- Haverhill Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Danleyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Pedro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Haverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haverhill is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill
- Greenup
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coal Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Argillite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hanging Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanging Rock.
Newspapers Published in Hanging 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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanging Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanging Rock, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanging Rock.
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 Hanging Rock:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Scioto County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Mason 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> | 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 Hanging Rock, 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- Hanging Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |