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 Hawks (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 Hawks. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hawks is located in 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 Hawks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hawks:
- Vinton County (The home county of Hawks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Oreton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oreton is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ural was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- McArthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zaleski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moonville was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hope was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- King's Station was 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Pratts Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Carsey Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- The Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edna was located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kyger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kerr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Carlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Cora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- South Bloomingville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Candy Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Apple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Gibisonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Sand Run Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Orbiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Murray City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Wellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Rempel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Point Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middleport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Racine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bashan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Robbins was located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Hales Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Scioto Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Minford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Point Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Beale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hawks, see our County-by-County Page for Hawks.
Cemeteries Near Hawks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hawks.
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 Hawks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hawks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Radcliff United Brethren Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Curry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Wilkesville.
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207401 <3>
- Wilkesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Geer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marcum Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (750 more) ...
- Blakely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grim Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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, Hawks had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hawks, with the one closest to Hawks listed first.
- Radcliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Radcliff is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- Minerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Minerton is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
- Oreton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oreton is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Point Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Vales Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is also located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Durgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Ewington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Salem Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Former name for Salem Center:
- Salem Centre
- Wellston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rowlesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Dyesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Valley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hawks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hawks.
Newspapers Published in Hawks ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hawks, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hawks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hawks:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Mason 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Hawks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |