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 Junction City (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 Junction City. 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 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.
Junction City is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Junction City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Junction City:
- Perry County (The home county of Junction City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Carthon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- New Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- New Straitsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Hartleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glouster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- 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
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chauncey
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Fairfield Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Franklin County
- Canal Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- West Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- New Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Rockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Candy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Gratiot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Harbor Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Buckeye Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Central City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Deavertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- McConnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Wrightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Todds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Neelysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Chesterhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Fultonham
(12 miles [19.3 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Zanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Philo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Wortley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Nashport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Stella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Zaleski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Junction City, see our County-by-County Page for Junction City.
Cemeteries Near Junction City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Junction City.
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 Junction City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Junction City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- New Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion United Brethren In Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brehm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Salem Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vansickle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- Friendship Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ream Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Lexington 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Junction City had a population of 394 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Junction City had a population of 802 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Junction City, with the one closest to Junction City listed first.
- Carthon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellan
- Crossenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- New Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonton
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Joe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joe is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Maxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- McCuneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Redfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Junction City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Junction City.
Newspapers Published in Junction City ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Junction City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Junction City, 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 Junction City.
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 Junction City:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton 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 Junction City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Junction City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |