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 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 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 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.
Pine Grove is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & 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:
- Jackson 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.
- Ray
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Petrea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pattonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Stoutsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Alice
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rio Grande
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laurelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Rockbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Point Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Tarlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Greggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Glen Jean
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Peck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Alma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Adelphi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Fork Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Summithill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Andersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Minford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Harrison Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- South Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Rosemount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Oreton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hope ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
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.
- Tennant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crosby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Limerick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dozer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brocke Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (741 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
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.
- Leo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Byer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Bee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Coalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ratcliffburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Richmond Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Linn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Vigo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Cox ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
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 87 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 18 miles [29 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 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 Pine Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 Pine Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |