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 Hills (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 Hills. 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 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.
Hills is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hills:
- Washington County (The home county of Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Yankeeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Newell Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Gasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Devola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Whipple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Youba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Armadale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Graysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Fly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Plainview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Woodsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Sardis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neelysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Todds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Harriettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Crooked Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Dungannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Caldwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Summerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Olive Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doddridge County (WV)
- Duckworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- Jackson County (WV)
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Willow Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horseneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- DeLong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Adlai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Petroleum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- League
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Rusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Ellenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Harrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Hannahdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Pennsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Friendly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Adonis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- McKim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Sistersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Sandusky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Big Moses
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Wetzel County (WV)
- New Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Windy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- North Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Dallison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Vienna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Blennerhassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Mineral Acres
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Hills.
Cemeteries Near Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hills.
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 Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Beech Grove Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Dutch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Williamstown (WV).
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- River View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79702 <2>
- Kinnaird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (734 more) ...
- Dennis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Hills had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hills, with the one closest to Hills listed first.
- Dell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Sitka
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Caywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caywood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caywood
- Yankeeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Gracey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Cow Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cow Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Run
- Moss Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Reno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Marietta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Newport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Newport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hills.
Newspapers Published in Hills ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hills, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hills:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Doddridge County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |