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 Meigs (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 Meigs. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Meigs is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Meigs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meigs:
- Morgan County (The home county of Meigs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Neelysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Westland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Glouster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Armadale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Jacksonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Greens Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Beebe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Senecaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Abledell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lore City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Murray City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Licking County
- Gratiot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Cannelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Rix Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Olive Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hoskinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Dungannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Belle Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Mount Zion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sarahsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Roseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Clover Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Redfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Luke Chute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Macksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Barlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Alden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Warner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Devola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Boaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meigs, see our County-by-County Page for Meigs.
Cemeteries Near Meigs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meigs.
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 Meigs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meigs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Meigs Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (652 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Meigs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meigs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meigs, with the one closest to Meigs listed first.
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bristol is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Rowland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rowland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- McConnelsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Otho ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Otho is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Mill Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Young Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Hooksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
- Renrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Renrock is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
- Coal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meigs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meigs.
Newspapers Published in Meigs ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meigs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meigs, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meigs.
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 Meigs:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Wood 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 Meigs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Meigs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |