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 Zanesville (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 Zanesville. 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 Zanesville ...
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 North Zanesville: N. Zanesville
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.
North Zanesville 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 North Zanesville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Zanesville:
- Muskingum County (The home county of North Zanesville)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Wortley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Zanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- South Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Rock Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens County
- Hartleyville
(30 miles [48.3 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 North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Conesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Coshocton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- West Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Metham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Lakeside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Abledell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluebell
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Birds Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Spring Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Byesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pleasant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Bladensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Martinsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Pipesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Gratiot
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Ben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Wilkins Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Neelysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Mount Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Crooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Chalfants
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Glenford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Thornville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carthon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Postboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Zanesville, see our County-by-County Page for North Zanesville.
Cemeteries Near North Zanesville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Zanesville.
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 Zanesville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Zanesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- Prosser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- United Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garnger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moxahala Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (566 more) ...
- Boxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find North Zanesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Zanesville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Zanesville, with the one closest to North Zanesville listed first.
- West Zanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Zanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Dillon Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dillon Falls is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Falls
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Gilbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Ellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ellis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- South Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Sonora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- East Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwood is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Zanesville. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Zanesville.
Newspapers Published in North Zanesville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Zanesville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Zanesville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Zanesville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Zanesville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas 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 North Zanesville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Zanesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |