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 Oldtown Flats (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 Oldtown Flats. 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 Oldtown Flats ...
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 Oldtown Flats: Oldtown Flts.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Oldtown Flats is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Oldtown Flats. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oldtown Flats:
- Meigs County (The home county of Oldtown Flats)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Spiller
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
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- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bashan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
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- Dorcas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
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- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
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- Syracuse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Letart Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
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- Welshtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
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- Pomeroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Coolville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Pratts Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
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- Carsey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
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- Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
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- Beebe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
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- Cheshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ewington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
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- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Wilkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
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- Arbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Redbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
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- Porterfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Decaturville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
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- Rockland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Napier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Ravenswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Millwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Flatwoods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Browning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Wilding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Angerona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Letart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sassafras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Flatrock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Meadowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
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- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Pliny
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
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- Paradise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
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- Sigman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County (WV)
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- Fraziers Bottom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
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- Roane County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Reedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Millard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millard is located in Roane County (WV)
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- Zona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County (WV)
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- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Windy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lucile
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Newark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Burning Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Creston is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Parkersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oldtown Flats, see our County-by-County Page for Oldtown Flats.
Cemeteries Near Oldtown Flats ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oldtown Flats.
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 Oldtown Flats - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oldtown Flats covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Ottobine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ball Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sutton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McKay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Engle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Middleswart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (850 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood 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.<3>
While we didn't find Oldtown Flats in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oldtown Flats.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oldtown Flats, with the one closest to Oldtown Flats listed first.
- Great Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Bashan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Racine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antiquity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Saxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Hazael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazael is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Ravenswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Murraysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Plants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Neptune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oldtown Flats. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oldtown Flats.
Newspapers Published in Oldtown Flats ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oldtown Flats.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oldtown Flats, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oldtown Flats.
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 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 Oldtown Flats:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 Oldtown Flats, 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- Oldtown Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |