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 Jacksonville (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 Jacksonville. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jacksonville is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Jacksonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacksonville:
- Athens County (The home county of Jacksonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Trimble
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glouster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greens Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
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- Truetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Hartleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Chauncey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Buchtel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Bessemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Murray City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Keno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Rutland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Langsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Thomas Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Wrightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Chesterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Todds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Morganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- McConnelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Cannelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Blue Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Museville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Buckeye
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Philo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- South Zanesville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Dungannon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Congo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rendville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Ludington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- New Straitsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Oreton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Wilkesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Luke Chute
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Decaturville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Barlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Watertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Beverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Redbush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacksonville, see our County-by-County Page for Jacksonville.
Cemeteries Near Jacksonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksonville.
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 Jacksonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacksonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylor Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lefever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- True Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glouster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (734 more) ...
- Millfield - Hilltop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jacksonville had a population of 727 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jacksonville had a population of 481 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
- Trimble
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glouster
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollister
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Derthick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Derthick is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derthick
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Millfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Bishopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Hartleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Orbiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Buchtel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Federal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Federal is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal
- Mountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Burr Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacksonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacksonville.
Newspapers Published in Jacksonville ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacksonville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacksonville.
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 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 Jacksonville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Jacksonville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jacksonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |