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 Ironspot (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 Ironspot. 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 and doctors 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.
Ironspot is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Ironspot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ironspot:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Ironspot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Cannelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Fultonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- South Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Philo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Hartleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Greens Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Truetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Nelsonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Amesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chauncey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Conesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Fairfield Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Pleasantville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Claysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Pleasant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Orbiston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Carbon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Gratiot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Harbor Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Ben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buckeye Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Deavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Neelysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Westland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Reinersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Stockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Olive Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Mount Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chalfants
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Luke Chute
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ironspot, see our County-by-County Page for Ironspot.
Cemeteries Near Ironspot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ironspot.
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 Ironspot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ironspot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Roseville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Methodist Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crooksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacob Cherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyd Cemetery
- Robert Boyd Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (630 more) ...
- Weaver - Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns English Lutheran 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>
While we didn't find Ironspot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ironspot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ironspot, with the one closest to Ironspot listed first.
- Roseville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Saltillo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- White Cottage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Stovertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stovertown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovertown
- Darlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- McLuney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McLuney is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLuney
- Rose Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
- Deavertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Brush Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Fultonham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ironspot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ironspot.
Newspapers Published in Ironspot ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ironspot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ironspot, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ironspot.
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 Ironspot:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington 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 Ironspot, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ironspot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |