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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 Haydenville (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 Haydenville. 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 doctors and 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.

Haydenville is located in Hocking 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 Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.

Below are the counties that are near Haydenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haydenville:

  • Hocking County     (The home county of Haydenville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Union Furnace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
    • Carbon Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
    • Sand Run Junction
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
    • Candy Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Candy Town is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
    • Sand Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sand Run is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
    • Logan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Logan is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • West Logan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Logan is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
    • New Pittsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
    • Jobs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jobs is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
    • Murray City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • New Town is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Orbiston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Orbiston is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
    • Mount Pleasant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Athens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Nelsonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bessemer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bessemer is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Buchtel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Buchtel is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
    • Carbondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Greens Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Greens Run is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
    • Truetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Truetown is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
    • King's Station ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Mineral is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Hartleyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hartleyville is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
    • Chauncey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chauncey is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
    • Glouster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jacksonville is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Liars Corner ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Liars Corner is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Sugar Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Revenge ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Revenge is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
    • Rushville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • West Rushville
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Lancaster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
    • Delmont ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Delmont is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
    • Amanda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Thurston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Thurston is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Stoutsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Baltimore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carroll
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Ray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ray is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Former names for Ray:
      • Rays
      • Raysville
    • Wellston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Altoona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Altoona is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Glen Roy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
    • Coalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Coalton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Meigs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Point Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Point Rock is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
    • Dexter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dexter is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Lima
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lima is located in Meigs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Wrightstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
    • Elliott Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
    • Joy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Joy is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Morganville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Morganville is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Morganville has also been known as:
      • Morgan
      • Wolf Creek
    • Westland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Westland is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
    • Deavertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Deavertown is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
    • Chesterhill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Todds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Todds is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
    • Malta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Durant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Durant is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
    • Eagleport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagleport is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
    • McConnelsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Fultonham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Cannelville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • New Straitsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Shawnee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hemlock
      (11 miles [17.7 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ludington is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
    • Drakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Drakes is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
    • Congo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Congo is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
    • Corning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rendville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rendville is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Junction City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • New Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Avalon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Avalon is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
    • Carthon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Carthon is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Huntsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Tarlton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • East Ringgold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
    • Thacher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Thacher is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
      • Thacher has also been known as:
      • Livington
      • Thatcher Corners
  • Ross County
    • Adelphi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Vinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.
    • Hope ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Hope is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Moonville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Moonville is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
    • Zaleski
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ural ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Ural is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
    • Stella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stella is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • McArthur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dundas is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
    • Arbaugh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
    • Vales Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
    • Oreton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oreton is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
    • Hamden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Wilkesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haydenville, see our County-by-County Page for Haydenville.

Cemeteries Near Haydenville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haydenville.

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 Haydenville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haydenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.

  • Wolf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Haydenville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Croy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hocking Hills Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meldrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tick Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Morris Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (701 more) ...
    • Groves Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Haydenville had a population of 421 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Haydenville, with the one closest to Haydenville listed first.

  • Union Furnace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
  • Carbon Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Sand Run Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
  • Nelsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Longstreth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Longstreth is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
  • Sand Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sand Run is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
  • Greendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greendale is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
  • Logan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Logan is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
  • Ewing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ewing is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Starr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Starr is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
  • Monday
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Monday is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
  • Webb Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Webb Summit is located in Hocking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Summit
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carbondale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Buchtel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Buchtel is located in Athens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haydenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haydenville.

Newspapers Published in Haydenville ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haydenville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haydenville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haydenville.

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 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 Haydenville:

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>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 Haydenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Haydenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.