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 Meade (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 Meade. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Meade is located in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County: Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Madison & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Meade. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meade:
- Pickaway County (The home county of Meade)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- East Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Pherson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Stoutsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lithopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pickerington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Cook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Lockbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Canal Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Groveport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Obetz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Edward ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Grove City Country Club
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Highland County
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Laurelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Ray
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Madison County
- Mount Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Peck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Greggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adelphi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Riton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Clarksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Deadman Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Schooley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Massieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meade, see our County-by-County Page for Meade.
Cemeteries Near Meade ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meade.
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 Meade - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meade covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Meade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- The Meade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303911 <2>
- Prairieview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rice & Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shelby Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Imler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morris United Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Salem White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem White Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem White Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Kingston.
- The Salem White Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- Throckmorton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Knob Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (625 more) ...
- Dresbach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Young Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Meade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meade.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meade, with the one closest to Meade listed first.
- Kingston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Whisler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whisler is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler
- Hallsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Stringtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Kinnikinnick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Tarlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Circleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adelphi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laurelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stoutsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yellowbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Drinkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drinkle is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkle
- Hopetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meade. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meade.
Newspapers Published in Meade ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meade.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meade, 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 Meade.
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 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 Meade:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Pickaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meade) 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 Meade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |