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 Pearl (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 Pearl. 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 and hospitals 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.
Pearl is located in Coshocton 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 Coshocton County: Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Muskingum & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Pearl. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearl:
- Coshocton County (The home county of Pearl)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Chili
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Coshocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Layland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Metham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Mohawk Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Sherrodsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Atwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Queensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leavittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Dellroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Birds Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Kimbolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Odell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Birmingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Oldham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Brady ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Clio ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Abledell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadow Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Winterset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Antrim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Feed Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Station Fifteen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Bowerston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Conotton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Farmerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Killbuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Glenmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Gann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Esto ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Buckeye City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bladensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Pipesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Trinway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- New Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frazeysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Shannon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Black Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Rix Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- North Zanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beach City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Justus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Fohl Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Richville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Magnolia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Baltic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Stone Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newcomerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Port Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Postboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Barrs Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Bernice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Old Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Gnadenhutten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Eaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Shreve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearl, see our County-by-County Page for Pearl.
Cemeteries Near Pearl ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearl.
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 Pearl - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearl covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Kimble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crossroads Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chili Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili Methodist Cemetery
- The Chili Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chili Cemetery
- Caton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clapboard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woods College Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Renners Church Cemetery
- Halifax Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Cemetery
- The Halifax Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Halifax East Lawn Cemetery
- Halifax Zion Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- Halifax United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Cemetery
- The White Eyes Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Eyes Methodist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (641 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Pearl had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearl, with the one closest to Pearl listed first.
- Chili
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bakersville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baltic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keene is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Canal Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Morgan Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Run is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Run
- Ragersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragersville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragersville
- Farmerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Wolf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Coshocton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newcomerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Becks Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearl. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearl.
Newspapers Published in Pearl ...
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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearl.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearl, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearl.
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 Pearl:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Coshocton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Muskingum County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Pearl, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pearl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |