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 Joetown (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 Joetown. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Joetown is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Joetown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joetown:
- Morgan County (The home county of Joetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Durant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Deavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Neelysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Westland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Hartleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Greens Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Amesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armadale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Buchtel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Bessemer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Byesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- 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
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Senecaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Murray City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Gratiot
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Philo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- South Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Fultonham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Olive Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hoskinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Mount Zion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sarahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Luke Chute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Napier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Lowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Churchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Macksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Wood County (WV)
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joetown, see our County-by-County Page for Joetown.
Cemeteries Near Joetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joetown.
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 Joetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Risen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Malta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (663 more) ...
- Pisgah Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Joetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joetown, with the one closest to Joetown listed first.
- Halls Valley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Halls Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Valley
- Morganville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Triadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Triadelphia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- McConnelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rokeby Lock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rokeby Lock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rokeby Lock
- Eagleport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Durant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Portersville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Rosseau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosseau is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosseau
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pennsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennsville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Cedar Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Deavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joetown.
Newspapers Published in Joetown ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joetown, 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 Joetown.
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 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 Joetown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry 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 Joetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Joetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |