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 Nelsonville (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 Nelsonville. 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 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.
Nelsonville is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Nelsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nelsonville:
- Athens County (The home county of Nelsonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Bessemer
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Greens Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Truetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glouster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Lancaster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Candy Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Union Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Point Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Langsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Wrightstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Westland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Todds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Deavertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Stockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Durant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Fultonham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Blue Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- New Straitsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Dundas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hamden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Decaturville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Fillmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Luke Chute
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Napier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Redbush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nelsonville, see our County-by-County Page for Nelsonville.
Cemeteries Near Nelsonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nelsonville.
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 Nelsonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nelsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Ft. Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buchtel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Connett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Murray City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (708 more) ...
- Groves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Young 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nelsonville had a population of 4,558 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nelsonville had a population of 5,119 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nelsonville, with the one closest to Nelsonville listed first.
- Buchtel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Monday
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Monday is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monday
- Longstreth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Longstreth is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
- Glen Ebon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Ebon is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ebon
- Carbon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Hamley Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamley Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamley Run
- Sand Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Murray City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Haydenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Haydenville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Chauncey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nelsonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nelsonville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nelsonville ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelsonville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nelsonville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nelsonville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nelsonville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Nelsonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Nelsonville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross 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> | 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> | 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 Nelsonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |