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 Knox (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 Knox. 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 hospitals and 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.
Knox is located in Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Knox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knox:
- Vinton County (The home county of Knox)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- McArthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Wilkesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hamden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Chauncey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kyger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kerr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Candy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Pattonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Coalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Ray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Limerick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Banner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Point Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middleport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Tuppers Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Syracuse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Wrightstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Morganville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- New Straitsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Pike County
- Mount Sinai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Adelphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Decaturville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Jackson County (WV)
- Neptune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Mason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sassafras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Meadowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wood County (WV)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knox, see our County-by-County Page for Knox.
Cemeteries Near Knox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knox.
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 Knox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Knox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Bethel Holiness Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Putnam Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Town House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (735 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Trap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Knox had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Knox, with the one closest to Knox listed first.
- Bolins Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ingham ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ingham is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingham
- Mineral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mount Blanco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zaleski
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Arbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Valley Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fisher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fisher is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Point Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knox. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knox.
Newspapers Published in Knox ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knox, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Knox:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason 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> | 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 Knox, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |