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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Obad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Obad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Obad, please Contact Us.
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 Obad (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 Obad. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Obad is historic, it would have been located within present day Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Obad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Obad:
- Gallia County (The home county of Obad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Vinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Rio Grande
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kerr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Cora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Mills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kyger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Westbrook Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Pattonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Wellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Blackfork Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glade
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Greasy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Aid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Linnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Scottown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Andis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Point Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Plants
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Ross County
- Richmond Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Hales Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Slocum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Powellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotodale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Wheelersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Wilkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Vales Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Hamden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Beale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Flatrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Arlee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Obad, see our County-by-County Page for Obad.
Cemeteries Near Obad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Obad.
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 Obad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Obad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40067 <4>
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vinton Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shilo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Koontz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sanctuary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Upper McCarley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lower McCarley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (786 more) ...
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rehobeth 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.
While we didn't find Obad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Obad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Obad, with the one closest to Obad listed first.
- Vinton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Durgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Orpheus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
- Thurman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Rio Grande
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Porter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Rowlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Minerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Minerton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Eno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Rempel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Obad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Obad.
Newspapers Published in Obad ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Obad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Obad, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Obad.
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 Obad:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Obad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Obad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |