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 Old Washington (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 Old Washington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Old Washington is located in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Old Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Washington:
- Guernsey County (The home county of Old Washington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Easton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Brady ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Lore City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winterset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Clio ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Middlebourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Byesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Holloway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Bethesda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Rock Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flushing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Lafferty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Loomis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Oco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Bannock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Fresno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Canal Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Coshocton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chili
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Deersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Feed Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- New Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Tappan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Station Fifteen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Miltonsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Lewisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Ozark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Beallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Woodsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Coats
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Reinersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- New Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Norwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Museville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Philo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Blue Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mount Ephraim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Whigville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Sarahsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Belle Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caldwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Fulda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Peoli
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- West Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Postboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Gilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Newcomerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Port Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Wolf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Gnadenhutten
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Dennison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stone Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Macksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Washington, see our County-by-County Page for Old Washington.
Cemeteries Near Old Washington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Washington.
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 Old Washington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Old Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McQuade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elizabethtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frame #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Battle Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lore City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (590 more) ...
- Glenview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winterset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Old Washington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Washington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Washington, with the one closest to Old Washington listed first.
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Craig is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Lore City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brady ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Clio ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Middlebourne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Byesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robins is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Odell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Senecaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cambridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Oldham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Washington.
Newspapers Published in Old Washington ...
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 Old Washington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Washington, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Washington.
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 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 Old Washington:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Guernsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas 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 Old Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |