Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lost Run. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lost Run to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lost Run, 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 Lost Run (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 Lost Run. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lost Run is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking 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 Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Lost Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lost Run:
- Hocking County (The home county of Lost Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Sand Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
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- Carbon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- New Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Candy Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Union Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Hartleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bessemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buchtel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Glouster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
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- Chauncey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
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- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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 Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Pleasantville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Amanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Millersport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Buckeye Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Wrightstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
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- Deavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
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- Westland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
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- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Todds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Durant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
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- Eagleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
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- Stockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Fultonham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Blue Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Philo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
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- Museville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- McDonald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Zanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- New Straitsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
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- Congo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Luke Chute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Decaturville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lost Run, see our County-by-County Page for Lost Run.
Cemeteries Near Lost Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lost Run.
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 Lost Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lost Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- Dawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Straitsville Joint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murray City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (690 more) ...
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hocking Hills Mennonite Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conn Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Lost Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lost Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lost Run, with the one closest to Lost Run listed first.
- New Straitsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greendale is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Sand Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Longstreth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Longstreth is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
- New Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Shawnee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Monday
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monday is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
- Jobs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Carrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lost Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lost Run.
Newspapers Published in Lost Run ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lost Run, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lost Run.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lost Run:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Licking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Lost Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lost Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |