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 Moxahala (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 Moxahala. 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 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.
Moxahala is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Moxahala. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moxahala:
- Perry County (The home county of Moxahala)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Congo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Rendville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Drakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Corning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Crooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Straitsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Hartleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greens Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Truetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Chauncey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Amesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Fairfield Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Millersport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Guernsey County
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murray City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jobs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Orbiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Rockbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Harbor Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckeye Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Heath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Deavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Eagleport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Elliott Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Malta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- McConnelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Neelysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Cannelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Fultonham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Blue Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Philo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Museville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Zanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- North Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ural ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Luke Chute
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Decaturville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moxahala, see our County-by-County Page for Moxahala.
Cemeteries Near Moxahala ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moxahala.
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 Moxahala - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moxahala covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whiptown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bear Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rendville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironpoint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Millertown Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- Corning Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Moxahala had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moxahala, with the one closest to Moxahala listed first.
- Rendville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Carrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carrington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Drakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Corning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sayre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- McCuneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hamburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Portersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Portersville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moxahala. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moxahala.
Newspapers Published in Moxahala ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moxahala.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moxahala, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moxahala.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Moxahala:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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 Moxahala, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moxahala) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |