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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pine Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pine Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove (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 Pine Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Pine Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Pine Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking 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 Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove:
- Hocking County (The home county of Pine Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Rockbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gibisonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- West Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Laurelville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Sand Run Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Bessemer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Greens Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Hartleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Glouster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Truetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chauncey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Amanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Thurston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Carroll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Bright ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Edgewater Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Edward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Obetz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Jackson County
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Buckeye Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Kirkersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Outville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Pataskala
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Summit Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Morgan County
- Deavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Muskingum County
- Fultonham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Straitsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Thornville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Thacher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Knollwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Ashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duvall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- South Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Adelphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Riton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Schooley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Chillicothe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Richmond Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove.
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 Pine Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Union Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Good Hope Cemetery
- The Our Lady of Good Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Catholic Cemetery
- Our Lady of God Hope Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (649 more) ...
- Centenary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Sponagle Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ream Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Pine Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Rockbridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- North Berne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Berne is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Berne
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Clearport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clearport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearport
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Logan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Joe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Joe is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- South Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Perry is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perry
- Blackjack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackjack is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove, 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 Pine Grove.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Pine Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton 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 Pine Grove, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Pine Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |