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 Keith (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 Keith. 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 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.
Keith is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Keith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keith:
- Noble County (The home county of Keith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Dungannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- South Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Olive Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sarahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Harriettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Armadale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Amesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Beebe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Trimble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glouster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Belmont County
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Byesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Gibson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Lore City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Woodsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Coats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Jerusalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Benwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Reinersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McConnelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Todds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Durant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Elliott Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Rix Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Philo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- New Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Norwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Crooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Drakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Warner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Luke Chute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Whipple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Churchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Devola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Watertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Dalzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Horseneck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Friendly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkers Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dallison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Lubeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keith, see our County-by-County Page for Keith.
Cemeteries Near Keith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keith.
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 Keith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carrel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Schriver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Danford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tiltonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swickard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (699 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Phillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Keith had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keith, with the one closest to Keith listed first.
- Rich Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Crooked Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Moscow Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Dexter City
(4 miles [6.4 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
- South Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Dudley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Reinersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coal Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Equity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Equity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olive Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Ashton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keith.
Newspapers Published in Keith ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keith, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keith.
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 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 Keith:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler 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 Keith, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Keith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |