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 North Fork Village (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 North Fork Village. 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 North Fork Village ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Fork Village: N. Fork Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 doctors and 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.
North Fork Village is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near North Fork Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Fork Village:
- Ross County (The home county of North Fork Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Chillicothe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Massieville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Deadman Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Musselman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Bourneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Roxabell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Lattaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Stoutsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Washington Court House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bloomingburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- New Petersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- East Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Sinking Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Bridges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elmville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomingville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Limerick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Coalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison County
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Elmwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Circleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- New Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Tarlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Grange Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pherson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Peck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Spellman Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Greggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Zahn's Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Cynthiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Rarden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Stella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Fork Village, see our County-by-County Page for North Fork Village.
Cemeteries Near North Fork Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Fork Village.
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 North Fork Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Fork Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- McDill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chillicothe.
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chilicothe Cemetery
- Chillicothe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41122 <2>
- Armstrong Burials
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe Correctional Institute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Biers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bishop Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (638 more) ...
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton 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.<4>
While we didn't find North Fork Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Fork Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Fork Village, with the one closest to North Fork Village listed first.
- Slate Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Chillicothe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hopetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Newingburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newingburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newingburg
- Andersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Musselman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Bourneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Kinnikinnick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Three Locks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Roxabell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Denver is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Schooley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Fork Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Fork Village.
Newspapers Published in North Fork Village ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Fork Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Fork Village, 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 North Fork Village.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 North Fork Village:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Fork Village) 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 North Fork Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |