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 Mount Joy (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 Mount Joy. 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 Mount Joy ...
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 Mount Joy: Mt. Joy
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Joy. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Joy.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Joy is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Joy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Joy:
- Scioto County (The home county of Mount Joy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Rarden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Bear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Otway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Lombardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lucasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- West Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Minford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Purdy Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Portsmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Jaybird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Locust Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Dunkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Lynx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- May Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Wheat Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Tranquility
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Fincastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- North Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Barretts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Marshall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Berrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Folsom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Petersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Coopersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Sargents
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Jasper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Piketon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newfain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Nipgen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summithill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Dills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Bourneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Humboldt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Massieville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Fruitdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Deadman Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Richmond Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Summit County
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lloyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Firebrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Vanceburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Charters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Joy, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Joy.
Cemeteries Near Mount Joy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Joy.
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 Mount Joy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Joy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Up Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ettney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mechlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Early Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Rhymby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henry Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Chapel Cemetery
- The Henry Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Methodist Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 in 1895, Mount Joy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Joy, with the one closest to Mount Joy listed first.
- Sedan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Rarden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Bear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Coopersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Elm Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Jaybird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Henley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Arkoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arkoe is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Riverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Clifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clifford is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Wetmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Joy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Joy.
Newspapers Published in Mount Joy ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Joy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Joy, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Joy.
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 Mount Joy:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Summit County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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 Mount Joy, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Joy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |