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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Horace. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Horace to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horace, please Contact Us.
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 Horace (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 Horace. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Horace is historic, it would have been located within present day Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Horace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horace:
- Wayne County (The home county of Horace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Funk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Lattasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boys Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Rowsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Hayesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Loudonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Perrysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Bailey Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Layland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Metham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nellie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- New Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Chili
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holmesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killbuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Jelloway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Gann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Nunda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Buckeye City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Esto ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Huntington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Homer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Westfield Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Gloria Glens Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <2>
- River Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Newville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- Hanley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Maybee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- East Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Beach City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Justus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- West Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Canal Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horace, see our County-by-County Page for Horace.
Cemeteries Near Horace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horace.
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 Horace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Manley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newkirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Millbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Plain Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakefork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shreve Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (627 more) ...
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Old Sixteen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Horace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Springville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Blachleyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Millbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Lake Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- McZena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Shreve
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- McKay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Loudonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horace.
Newspapers Published in Horace ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horace, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horace.
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 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 Horace:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Horace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |