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 McCoy (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 McCoy. 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 hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McCoy is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near McCoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McCoy:
- Jackson County (The home county of McCoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
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- Banner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
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- Blackfork Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
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- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
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- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rempel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
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- Petrea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
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- Pattonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Limerick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Edna ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rio Grande
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Patriot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Kerr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
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- Pedro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Greasy Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
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- Hanging Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Aid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Kitts Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Andis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Ironton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Point Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Langsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Shyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Mount Sinai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Greggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Sargents
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
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- Wakefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
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- Wetmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
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- Coopersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Glen Jean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
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- Piketon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Schooley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
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- Massieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Nipgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
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- Summithill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
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- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- South Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Harrison Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Scioto Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Purdy Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
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- Minford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
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- Sciotoville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
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- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Ural ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Millseat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- South Portsmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Greenup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Worthington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Raceland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Flatwoods
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Firebrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Gallipolis Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Beale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McCoy, see our County-by-County Page for McCoy.
Cemeteries Near McCoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCoy.
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 McCoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McCoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mabee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Canter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (804 more) ...
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find McCoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McCoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McCoy, with the one closest to McCoy listed first.
- Grahamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grahamsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Massie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Massie is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
- Monroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wallace Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Mills
- South Webster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eifort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eifort is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eifort
- Banner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Camba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camba
- Harrison Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Edmunds Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
- Hales Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Scioto Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McCoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around McCoy.
Newspapers Published in McCoy ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCoy, 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 McCoy.
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 McCoy:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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> | 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 McCoy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |