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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Otho. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Otho to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Otho, 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 Otho (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 Otho. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Otho is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Otho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otho:
- Morgan County (The home county of Otho)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Reinersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
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- Hackney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Malta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Todds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Chesterhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Amesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Glouster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Big Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Greens Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Stewart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Truetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Pleasant City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Abledell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lore City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Murray City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Museville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Rix Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Philo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Cannelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- New Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Olive Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dungannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Belle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Sarahsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Fulda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mount Zion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Crooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Clover Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Hemlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Redfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Watertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Churchtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Warner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Alden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Devola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Lower Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Whipple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Pleasants County (WV)
- Willow Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkers Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Blennerhassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lubeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otho, see our County-by-County Page for Otho.
Cemeteries Near Otho ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otho.
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 Otho - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reinersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Emery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Margaret Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meigs Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (678 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville 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.
Otho itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
- Reinersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Hackney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Cloud ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud
- Neelysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Mill Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Rich Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Renrock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Renrock is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
- Rowland ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Beckett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beckett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Relief
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Relief is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Center Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Bend is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Bend
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Moscow Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Olive Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hayward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hayward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otho.
Newspapers Published in Otho ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otho.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otho, 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 Otho.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Otho:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Pleasants County
- Wood 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 Otho, 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 from Point A (ie- Otho) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |