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 McArthur (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 McArthur. 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.
Name Variations for McArthur ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, McArthur was referred to as McArthur Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named McArthur. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McArthur.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
McArthur is located in Vinton County and is the County Seat.
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 McArthur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McArthur:
- Vinton County (The home county of McArthur)
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Dundas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Arbaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Albany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Nelsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- The Plains
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Bessemer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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 McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Alice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kyger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Carlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Cora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Bloomingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Gibisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Candy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Laurelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Wellston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Altoona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Petrea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Pattonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Point Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- New Straitsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Greggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Glen Jean
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Adelphi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Kingston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Chillicothe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(30 miles [48.3 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
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McArthur, see our County-by-County Page for McArthur.
Cemeteries Near McArthur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McArthur.
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 McArthur - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McArthur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Elk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- The Elk Cemetery has also been known as:
- McArthur Cemetery
- Old McArthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mullins Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cassill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (738 more) ...
- Prattsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that McArthur had a population of 888 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, McArthur had a population of 1,620 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
- Dundas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Creola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Siverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Byer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wellston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Radcliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radcliff is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- Arbaugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McArthur. See our List of 1890's Communities around McArthur.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McArthur ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around McArthur.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McArthur. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McArthur and those printed in the larger area surrounding McArthur.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> of McArthur.
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 either 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 McArthur:
- 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
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Mason 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> | 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- McArthur) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 McArthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |