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 New Straitsville (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 New Straitsville. 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 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.
New Straitsville 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 New Straitsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Straitsville:
- Perry County (The home county of New Straitsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Shawnee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rendville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- New Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Carthon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Hartleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bessemer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glouster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Rushville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Lancaster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- 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
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Millersport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Sand Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Murray City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Candy Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Jobs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(25 miles [40.2 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Buckeye Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- 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
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Wrightstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Westland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Joy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Fultonham
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Blue Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Philo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Zanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(28 miles [45.1 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 New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- 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
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Decaturville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Straitsville, see our County-by-County Page for New Straitsville.
Cemeteries Near New Straitsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Straitsville.
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 New Straitsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Straitsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Straitsville Joint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dugan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ironpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (694 more) ...
- Danison - Nixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 New Straitsville had a population of 2,782 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Straitsville had a population of 715 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Straitsville, with the one closest to New Straitsville listed first.
- Shawnee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Carrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carrington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- McCuneville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Gore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Sand Run Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonton
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Longstreth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Longstreth is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreth
- Murray City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Straitsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Straitsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Straitsville ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Straitsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Straitsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Straitsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Straitsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of New Straitsville.
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 New Straitsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum 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> | 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 New Straitsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Straitsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |