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 McDermott (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 McDermott. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McDermott is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near McDermott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDermott:
- Scioto County (The home county of McDermott)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Arion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
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- Lombardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lucasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Rosemount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
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- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
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- Otway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Youngs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Jaybird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Blue Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Squirrel Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
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- Lynx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
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- Moore ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
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- Peebles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Dunkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Adams County
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- Wheat Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
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- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
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- North Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Barretts Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
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- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Banner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Limerick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Rempel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Rome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Hanging Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
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- Ironton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
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- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Coopersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
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- Wetmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
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- Riverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
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- Sargents
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
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- Shyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
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- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
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- Piketon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Greggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
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- Robbins ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
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- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Nipgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summithill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Richmond Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Dills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dills is located in Ross County
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- Bainbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Massieville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
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- Summit County
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
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- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
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- Kehoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Smiths Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Carter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Wesleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
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- Grays Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lloyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Greenup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Wurtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Worthington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Firebrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Camp Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
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- Charters
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Pence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDermott, see our County-by-County Page for McDermott.
Cemeteries Near McDermott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDermott.
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 McDermott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDermott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scioto Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mershon - Swords Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Country Club Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Seymore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 McDermott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McDermott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDermott, with the one closest to McDermott listed first.
- Rushtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Arion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lombardsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Dry Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Crabtree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Lucasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Clifford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Otway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wetmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McDermott. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDermott.
Newspapers Published in McDermott ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDermott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDermott, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDermott.
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 McDermott:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Summit County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDermott) 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 McDermott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |