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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pincher. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pincher to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pincher, 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 Pincher (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 Pincher. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pincher is historic, it would have been located within present day Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Pincher. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pincher:
- Vinton County (The home county of Pincher)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Arbaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Dundas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- McArthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Armitage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Chauncey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kyger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kerr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Candy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- South Bloomingville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jobs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Murray City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Apple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Pattonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Limerick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Point Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Keno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Tuppers Plains
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Wrightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- New Straitsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Adelphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Jackson County (WV)
- Neptune
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- New Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Point Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Flatrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pincher, see our County-by-County Page for Pincher.
Cemeteries Near Pincher ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pincher.
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 Pincher - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pincher covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Arbaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Putnam Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cumming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (734 more) ...
- Radcliff United Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Castor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Pincher in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pincher.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pincher, with the one closest to Pincher listed first.
- Arbaugh
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Mount Blanco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Bolins Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Oreton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Radcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Radcliff is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- Point Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Valley Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Ural ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Knox
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Hawks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Zaleski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dyesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pincher. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pincher.
Newspapers Published in Pincher ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pincher.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pincher, 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 Pincher.
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 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 Pincher:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Jackson County
- Mason 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 Pincher, 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- Pincher) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |