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 Mill Grove (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 Mill Grove. 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 Mill Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mill Grove: Mill Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mill Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mill Grove.
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 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.
Mill Grove 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 Mill Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mill Grove:
- Morgan County (The home county of Mill Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Hackney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Todds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Chesterhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Morganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Amesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Glouster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Beebe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- 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
- Hartleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Trimble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stewart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Greens Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Senecaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Abledell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Lore City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orbiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- New Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Sand Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Edwina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Museville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Cannelville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Rix Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Buckeye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Olive Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- South Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dexter City
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Hoskinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Belle Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sarahsville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Crooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Clover Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Luke Chute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Watertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Churchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Barlow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Vincent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Devola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Willow Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Boaz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Parkersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Lubeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Eli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mill Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Mill Grove.
Cemeteries Near Mill Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mill Grove.
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 Mill Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mill Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Olney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Beckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meigsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairview Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (721 more) ...
- Milnor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mill Grove had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mill Grove, with the one closest to Mill Grove listed first.
- Beckett
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beckett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Relief
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Relief is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Center Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Center Bend is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Bend
- Hayward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hayward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Hackney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Hooksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
- Swift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Neelysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Luke Chute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Moscow Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Stockport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roxbury is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Otho ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Otho is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mill Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mill Grove.
Newspapers Published in Mill Grove ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mill Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mill Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mill Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mill Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Pleasants 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 Mill Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |