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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Knockemstiff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Knockemstiff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Knockemstiff, 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 Knockemstiff (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 Knockemstiff. 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 and 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Knockemstiff is historic, it would have been located within present day Ross County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.

Below are the counties that are near Knockemstiff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knockemstiff:

  • Ross County     (The home county of Knockemstiff)
  • Adams County
  • Clinton County
  • Fairfield County
    • Stoutsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
      • Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <4>
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.
    • Washington Court House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Bloomingburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
      • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <4>
    • Cook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Hagler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland County
  • Hocking County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.
    • Limerick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Glade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Coalton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Altoona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Glen Roy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Petrea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petrea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
      • Petrea is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Petrea
      • From Knockemstiff to Petrea
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.
    • Elmwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elmwood
      • From Knockemstiff to Elmwood
    • New Holland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
    • Williamsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
    • Logan Elm Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
      • Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Thacher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Circleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
      • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
    • Grange Hall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fox
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pherson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pherson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
      • Pherson is located in Pickaway County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pherson
      • From Knockemstiff to Pherson
    • Huntsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
    • Knollwood Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
      • Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Tarlton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Darbyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
      • Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Pike County
  • Scioto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Rarden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
      • Rarden is located in Scioto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <4>
    • Youngs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Lucasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
      • Lucasville is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <4>
    • Otway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Arion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lombardsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Purdy Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Vinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richland
      • From Knockemstiff to Richland
    • Stella
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Stella is located in Vinton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stella
      • From Knockemstiff to Stella

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knockemstiff, see our County-by-County Page for Knockemstiff.

Cemeteries Near Knockemstiff ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knockemstiff.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knockemstiff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baum Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baum Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baum Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shoults Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twin Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Tinker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourneville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Storms Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Storms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Storms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Seelig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seelig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seelig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yankee Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankee Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (646 more) ...
    • Ralston Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tuvell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuvell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuvell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Knockemstiff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knockemstiff.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Knockemstiff, with the one closest to Knockemstiff listed first.

  • Newingburg ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newingburg
    • Newingburg is located in Ross County
  • Bourneville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Storms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storms
    • Storms is located in Ross County
  • Harris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Ross County
  • Dills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
    • Dills is located in Ross County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dills
    • From Knockemstiff to Dills
  • Nipgen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nipgen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
    • Nipgen is located in Ross County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nipgen
    • From Knockemstiff to Nipgen
  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Ross County
  • Slate Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
    • Slate Mills is located in Ross County
  • Anderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
    • Anderson is located in Ross County
  • Musselman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lattaville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bainbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
    • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knockemstiff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knockemstiff.

Newspapers Published in Knockemstiff ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knockemstiff.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knockemstiff, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knockemstiff.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Knockemstiff:

The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Knockemstiff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.
<7>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- Knockemstiff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knockemstiff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2679, Longitude: -83.1190    









 

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