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 Howard (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 Howard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Howard is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Coshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Licking, Morrow & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Howard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard:
- Knox County (The home county of Howard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Millwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Buckeye City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pipesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Gambier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Esto ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Gann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Loudonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Perrysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McKay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jeromesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Guilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Nellie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Mohawk Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- West Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Metham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Cooperdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Layland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Canal Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Condit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- East Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- North Condit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Green ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Vans Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Stillwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Glenmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Killbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Millersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Charm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Saint Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Lock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Highwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Chesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mount Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Cardington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Black Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trinway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Rock Cut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Bellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <1>
- Lucas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Shreve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Funk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Millbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Moreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard, see our County-by-County Page for Howard.
Cemeteries Near Howard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard.
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 Howard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Branstool - Critchfield - Shrimplin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Jelloway - Drake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quarry Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Chapel Cemetery
- The Quarry Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quarry Cemetery
- Stone Quarry Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- The St. Luke Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- The Patterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baker - Barker - Patterson Cemetery
- Patterson / Baker / Barker Cemetery
- Patterson - Barker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372453 <2>
- Kenyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Hollister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- The McKee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawn Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Howard had a population of 353 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Millwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Monroe Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe Mills is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Mills
- Gambier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pipesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Buckeye City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Esto ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Bladensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morgan Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Center is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
- Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard.
Newspapers Published in Howard ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Howard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Howard:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Licking County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Richland County
- Wayne 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 Howard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Howard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |