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 Pennsville (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 Pennsville. 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 hospitals and 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.
Pennsville is located in 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 Pennsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pennsville:
- Morgan County (The home county of Pennsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Westland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McConnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neelysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Chesterhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Wrightstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Hackney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Armadale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glouster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Big Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Greens Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Truetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Murray City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orbiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Blue Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Cannelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- McDonald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Rix Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- South Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Fultonham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Dungannon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Crooked Tree
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Hoskinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- South Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Dexter City
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Belle Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sarahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Crooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Straitsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Luke Chute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Napier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Decaturville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Alden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Boaz
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Lubeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Parkersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pennsville, see our County-by-County Page for Pennsville.
Cemeteries Near Pennsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pennsville.
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 Pennsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pennsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Bain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pennsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Friends Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stockport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (720 more) ...
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brick Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pennsville had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pennsville, with the one closest to Pennsville listed first.
- Westland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooksburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
- Rosseau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rosseau is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosseau
- Elliott Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Neelysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Malta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Mountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Luke Chute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pennsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pennsville.
Newspapers Published in Pennsville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pennsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pennsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pennsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pennsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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> | 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 Pennsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pennsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |