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 Sterling (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 Sterling. 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 Sterling ...
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 Sterling: Mt. Sterling
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Sterling. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Sterling.
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 and 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.
Mount Sterling is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Sterling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Sterling:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Mount Sterling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Fultonham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- North Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Nashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Wortley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Black Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Shannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Buckeye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Frazeysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Athens County
- Hartleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Cooperdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Conesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Guilford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Coshocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Canal Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- West Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Millersport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Claysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Bluebell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Birds Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Murray City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Bladensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Pipesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Hunt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Gratiot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Harbor Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Deavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Mount Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Chalfants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glenford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Thornville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carthon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Sterling, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Sterling.
Cemeteries Near Mount Sterling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Sterling.
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 Sterling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Sterling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Mt. Sterling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springfield Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beulah Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Finley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brushy Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Knob Cemetery
- The Brushy Knob Cemetery has also been known as:
- Captain Tanner Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
- Continue List (567 more) ...
- Sidle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Mount Sterling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Sterling.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Sterling, with the one closest to Mount Sterling listed first.
- Hopewell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Gratiot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Cottage Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Claypools ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Claypools is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypools
- Dillon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dillon Falls is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Falls
- Brownsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Fultonham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- White Cottage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- South Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Putnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Sterling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Sterling.
Newspapers Published in Mount Sterling ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Sterling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Sterling, 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 Mount Sterling.
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 helpful 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 Sterling:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Perry 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Sterling) 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 Mount Sterling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |