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 Philo (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 Philo. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Philo 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 Philo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Philo:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Philo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- McDonald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- South Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Darlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Wortley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Zanesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Museville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Hartleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Greens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Conesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Coshocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- West Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Fairfield Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Pleasant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Gratiot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Harbor Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Neelysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Stockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Ashton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Mount Ephraim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Crooked Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Mount Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rehoboth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- New Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chalfants
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Congo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Tuscarawas County
- Postboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Luke Chute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Macksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Philo, see our County-by-County Page for Philo.
Cemeteries Near Philo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Philo.
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 Philo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Philo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Philo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns English Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaysport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Stone Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 #1996013 <2>
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, Philo had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Philo had a population of 728 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Philo, with the one closest to Philo listed first.
- Duncan Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- McDonald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Stovertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stovertown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovertown
- Griffin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Merriam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merriam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Blue Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gaysport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gaysport is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Buckeye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Cannelville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stone is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Philo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Philo.
Newspapers Published in Philo ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Philo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Philo, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Philo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Philo:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington 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 Philo, 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 from Point A (ie- Philo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |