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 Jessup (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 Jessup. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Jessup is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Jessup. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jessup:
- Adams County (The home county of Jessup)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- May Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Louden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Tranquility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Locust Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Harshasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Peebles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Wheat Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ash Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Sardinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Arnheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Neel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Bardwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bardwell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
- Mount Orab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fivemile is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Marathon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moores Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Afton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Afton is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- New Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Westboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Lees Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Morrisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Blanchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- North Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Elmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Berrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Sinking Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Mowrystown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shackleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Barretts Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Hoagland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Cynthiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Latham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spellman Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Jasper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Riverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Coopersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Piketon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sargents
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Fruitdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Dills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Nipgen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- South Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Summithill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Lattaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Rarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lombardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lucasville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Pence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Cottageville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- South Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Springdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jessup, see our County-by-County Page for Jessup.
Cemeteries Near Jessup ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jessup.
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 Jessup - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jessup covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- Flat Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Storer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Haigh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- May Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frazer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belfast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfax Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fenner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tranquility Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (568 more) ...
- Louisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Louden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden Cemetery
- The Louden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Louden Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297778 <2>
- Loudon 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.<4>
While we didn't find Jessup in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jessup.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jessup, with the one closest to Jessup listed first.
- May Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Buck Run ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Run is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
- Fairfax
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfax is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Tranquility
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- North Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irvington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Elmville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Folsom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Emerald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emerald is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Seaman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Berrysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Youngsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jessup. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jessup.
Newspapers Published in Jessup ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jessup.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jessup, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jessup.
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 Jessup:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Bracken County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jessup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Jessup, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |