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 Jackson (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 Jackson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jackson is located in Morrow 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 Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson:
- Morrow County (The home county of Jackson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Iberia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cardington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Marengo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Vails Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Mifflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Perrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Bailey Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- McKay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Savannah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ruggles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Galion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tiro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bucyrus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Broken Sword
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Oceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Ashley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- East Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Leonardsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Celeryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Coble Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Steuben
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Fitchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Batemantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Fredericktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Nunda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Mount Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Martel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Waldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Green Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Maybee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hanley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Vernon Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Forest ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Ganges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Carrothers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Caroline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Attica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Bloomville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Omar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Wyandot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Duenquat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Harpster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Upper Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Mexico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson.
Cemeteries Near Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson.
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 Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Squirrel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Peace Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Middletown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riblet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Autin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (525 more) ...
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iberia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Jackson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Galion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steam Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Iberia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Crestline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Surprise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- North Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Martel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Toledo Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson.
Newspapers Published in Jackson ...
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 Jackson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson, 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 Jackson.
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 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 Jackson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |