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 Moscow Mills (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 Moscow Mills. 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 Moscow Mills ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Moscow Mills: Moscow Mls. (or less commonly used: Moscow Mlls.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Moscow Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Moscow Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Moscow Mills 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 Moscow Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moscow Mills:
- Morgan County (The home county of Moscow Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Hackney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
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- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- McConnelsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Eagleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Elliott Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Armadale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- 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
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Glouster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Guysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Coolville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Senecaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Byesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lore City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Abledell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Murray City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orbiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Miltonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Woodsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Rix Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Philo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Cannelville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- New Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Dungannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Olive Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Hoskinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Harriettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Crooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Alden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
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- Churchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
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- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Warner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Devola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Lower Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Willow Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Schultz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Tyler County (WV)
- Friendly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Blennerhassett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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
- Dallison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moscow Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Moscow Mills.
Cemeteries Near Moscow Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moscow Mills.
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 Moscow Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moscow Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- DeLong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Round Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (730 more) ...
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 in 1895, Moscow Mills had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moscow Mills, with the one closest to Moscow Mills listed first.
- Center Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center Bend is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Bend
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Hayward
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coal Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Hackney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Beckett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beckett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Equity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Equity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
- Keith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keith is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Mill Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Swift
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rich Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Luke Chute
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moscow Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moscow Mills.
Newspapers Published in Moscow Mills ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moscow Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moscow Mills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moscow Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Moscow Mills:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler 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 Moscow Mills, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moscow Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |