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 Meadowbrook (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 Meadowbrook. 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 Meadowbrook ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Meadow Brook.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Meadowbrook. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Meadowbrook.
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.
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 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 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.
Meadowbrook is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Meadowbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowbrook:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Meadowbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- North Zanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wortley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Rock Cut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Shannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- South Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Adamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Cooperdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Conesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Guilford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Coshocton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mohawk Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Canal Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- West Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Millersport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Claysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Abledell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Birds Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Bluebell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Byesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Pleasant City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kimbolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Bladensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Pipesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Gratiot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Ben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Wilkins Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Deavertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- McConnelsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Mount Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Mount Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Roseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chalfants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Crooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Glenford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thornville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carthon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Postboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowbrook.
Cemeteries Near Meadowbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowbrook.
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 Meadowbrook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baxter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prosser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Finley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garnger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Log Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- United Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mattingly Settlement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Sherrods Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sidle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Meadowbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowbrook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowbrook, with the one closest to Meadowbrook listed first.
- Dillon Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon Falls is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Falls
- West Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Rock Cut
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- South Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- East Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Greenwood is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwood
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Buckeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowbrook.
Newspapers Published in Meadowbrook ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowbrook, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowbrook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Meadowbrook:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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 Meadowbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Meadowbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |