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 Mainsville (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 Mainsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Mainsville is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Mainsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mainsville:
- Perry County (The home county of Mainsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- New Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rehoboth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Junction City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carthon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Crooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Hartleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Truetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pleasantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Thurston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Candy Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Rockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Brownsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckeye Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Heath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Central City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Deavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Durant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Wrightstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Todds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Neelysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Chesterhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Fultonham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Blue Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Zanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Philo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- North Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Washington County
- Luke Chute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mainsville, see our County-by-County Page for Mainsville.
Cemeteries Near Mainsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mainsville.
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 Mainsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mainsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vansickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Lexington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- First Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bristol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Somerset.
- The Greenlawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Community Gardens Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370445 <2>
- New Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old St. Josephs Priory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brehm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (653 more) ...
- Mt. Zion United Brethren In Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mainsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mainsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mainsville, with the one closest to Mainsville listed first.
- New Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Rehoboth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Junction City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonton
- McCuneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellan
- Carthon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Crossenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- Moxahala
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moxahala is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxahala
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shawnee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McLuney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McLuney is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLuney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mainsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mainsville.
Newspapers Published in Mainsville ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mainsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mainsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mainsville.
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 helpful 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 Mainsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Pickaway County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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> | 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- Mainsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Mainsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |