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 Merritt (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 Merritt. 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 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.
Merritt is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Merritt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Merritt:
- Meigs County (The home county of Merritt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Bashan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
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- Spiller
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Dorcas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Welshtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Plants
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
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- Tuppers Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Letart Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Youba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Pratts Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Guysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Beebe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Big Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Carlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
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- Cheshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kerr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Ewington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
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- Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Morgan County
- Joy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
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- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Wilkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Redbush
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Decaturville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Napier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Wilding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Letart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Baden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pliny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Paradise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
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- Roane County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Reedy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Zona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Windy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Lucile
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Blennerhassett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Slate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Parkersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Merritt, see our County-by-County Page for Merritt.
Cemeteries Near Merritt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Merritt.
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 Merritt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Merritt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ball Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sutton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ottobine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleswart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- DeWitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (839 more) ...
- Engle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laucks Chapel 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.<2>
While we didn't find Merritt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Merritt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Merritt, with the one closest to Merritt listed first.
- Bashan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Hazael
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Murraysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Long Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Racine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Sherman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Fayal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayal
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antiquity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Merritt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Merritt.
Newspapers Published in Merritt ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Merritt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Merritt, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Merritt.
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 Merritt:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt 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> | 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 Merritt, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merritt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |