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 Moundsville (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 Moundsville. 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 doctors 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.
Moundsville is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Moundsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moundsville:
- Noble County (The home county of Moundsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- South Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Dexter City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Crooked Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dungannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Harriettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Olive Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sarahsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Belle Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Armadale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Barnesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Byesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Lore City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Salesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Quaker City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Woodsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Coats
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Mount Carrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Jerusalem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Reinersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McConnelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Todds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Elliott Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Museville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Rix Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Blue Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- New Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Norwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Macksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Warner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Dalzell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Devola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Gasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Churchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Luke Chute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 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
- 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
- DeLong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Sugar Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Friendly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adonis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- North Hills
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Valley Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dallison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lubeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moundsville, see our County-by-County Page for Moundsville.
Cemeteries Near Moundsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moundsville.
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 Moundsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moundsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Dexter City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Olive Cemetery is located in the vicinity of South Olive
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Tree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lund Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
- The Lund Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macksburg Cemetery (New)
- Macksburg Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41916 <2>
- Macksburg Cemetery (Old)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tiltonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schriver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Farson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (670 more) ...
- Haines Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haines Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Crooked Tree.
- The Haines Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haines Cemetery
- Haines Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180497 <2>
- Shafers Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Atkinson Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Macksburg.
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.<4>
While we didn't find Moundsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moundsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moundsville, with the one closest to Moundsville listed first.
- Dexter City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Macksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Keith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keith is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rado ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rado is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rado
- Fulda
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Duvall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Rich Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Warner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moundsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moundsville.
Newspapers Published in Moundsville ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moundsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moundsville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moundsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Moundsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moundsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Moundsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |