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 Otsego (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 Otsego. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Otsego is located in Muskingum County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Otsego. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otsego:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Otsego)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Norwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Cut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Rix Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Gilbert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Dresden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trinway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- North Zanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coshocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Fresno
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Chili
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Cooperdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Metham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Mohawk Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Birds Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Oldham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Kimbolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Brady ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Odell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Byesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Farmerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Killbuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Esto ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Bladensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Reform
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Gratiot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ben
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Durant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Reinersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Deavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Mount Zion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Sarahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Roseville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Postboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Wolf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Peoli
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Port Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Baltic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stone Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Gnadenhutten
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otsego, see our County-by-County Page for Otsego.
Cemeteries Near Otsego ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otsego.
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 Otsego - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otsego covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Otsego Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McNeals Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marquands Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maysville Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emler Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Northfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40806 <2>
- New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- The Bloomfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Twp. Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Otsego had a population of 206 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otsego, with the one closest to Otsego listed first.
- Boden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boden is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
- Flat Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Linton Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Mills is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Mills
- Indian Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
- Birds Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Plainfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wills Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wills Creek is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Creek
- Bacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bacon is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Norwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cassell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cassell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Oldham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- 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 Otsego. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otsego.
Newspapers Published in Otsego ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otsego.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otsego, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Otsego.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Otsego:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Otsego, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otsego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |