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 Hohman (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 Hohman. 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 hospitals 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.
Hohman 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 Hohman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hohman:
- Washington County (The home county of Hohman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Ward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Deucher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Grandview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Steel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Matamoras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Wade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Dalzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Newell Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Lower Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Hunter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Armstrongs Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Captina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Powhatan Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Guernsey County
- Quaker City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Graysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Plainview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Benwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Laings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Harriettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Dexter City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- South Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Ashton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Dungannon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mount Ephraim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Sarahsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Doddridge County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Duckworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Duckworth is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckworth
- West Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Smithburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Doddridge County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- DeLong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Saint Marys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Belmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Adlai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Horseneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- League
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pennsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Hannahdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Toll Gate
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Petroleum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Cokeleys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Sistersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adonis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Paden City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meadville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Middlebourne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plum Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- McKim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Blue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Iuka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Big Moses
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- New Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Proctor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Ross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Pine Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Dallison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- North Hills
(23 miles [37 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
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parkersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Blennerhassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hohman, see our County-by-County Page for Hohman.
Cemeteries Near Hohman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hohman.
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 Hohman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hohman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Matamoras.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Bird Cemetery
- Ludlow Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184817 <3>
- Tice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Muskingum Valley Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Springer Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rinard Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- Merrell Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrence Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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, Hohman had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hohman, with the one closest to Hohman listed first.
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Ward ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Rinard Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rinard Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard Mills
- Wingett Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wingett Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingett Run
- Archers Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Archers Fork is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
- Quarry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Heslop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heslop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heslop
- Steel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Deucher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Long Reach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Reach is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
- New Matamoras
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poulton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Marr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marr
- Friendly
(6 miles [9.7 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hohman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hohman.
Newspapers Published in Hohman ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hohman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hohman, 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 Hohman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hohman:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Doddridge County
- Marshall 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hohman) 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 Hohman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |