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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Joe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Joe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Joe, please Contact Us.
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 Joe (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 Joe. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Joe is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking 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 Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Joe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joe:
- Hocking County (The home county of Joe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Carbon Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Gibisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Candy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- New Pittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jobs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Bessemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Hartleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Glouster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Trimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Chauncey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Thurston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Edgewater Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Reynoldsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Harbor Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Buckeye Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Kirkersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Deavertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Eagleport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Durant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Westland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Joy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Fultonham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Blue Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Philo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Avalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Straitsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Hemlock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Clover Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Knollwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Thacher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Duvall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Adelphi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joe, see our County-by-County Page for Joe.
Cemeteries Near Joe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joe.
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 Joe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Laurel Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Harvey Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Welty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Flagdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Hilyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (664 more) ...
- Zwingley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baron - Graham Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Joe itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joe, with the one closest to Joe listed first.
- Crossenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- Webb Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Summit is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Summit
- Maxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Avalon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- North Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Berne is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Berne
- Sugar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonton
- Carthon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joe.
Newspapers Published in Joe ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joe, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Joe:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Joe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Joe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |