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 Lake Estates (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 Lake Estates. 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 Lake Estates ...
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 Lake Estates: Pine Lk. Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Lake Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Lake Estates.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Pine Lake Estates is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Perry & Pickaway.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Lake Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Lake Estates:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Pine Lake Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Amanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Baltimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Nelsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Hartleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Glouster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greens Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Mineral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Truetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Brice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Edgewater Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Lockbourne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edward ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Truro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- West Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laurelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomingville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sand Run Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Carbon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Buckeye Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Etna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Outville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Pataskala
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Beechwood Trails
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Union Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Morgan County
- Deavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Muskingum County
- Fultonham
(27 miles [43.5 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 Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Avalon
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thornville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Straitsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chalfants
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Glenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Ludington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Clover Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Tarlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- East Ringgold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Thacher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Knollwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Saint Paul
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Circleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Elmwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Duvall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- South Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Lake Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Lake Estates.
Cemeteries Near Pine Lake Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Lake Estates.
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 Lake Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Lake Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Tarklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43171 <2>
- New St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ream Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lamott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old City Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (619 more) ...
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood 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.<3>
While we didn't find Pine Lake Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Lake Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Lake Estates, with the one closest to Pine Lake Estates listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Clearport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearport
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hooker is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- North Berne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Berne is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Berne
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Dumontville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dumontville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumontville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Amanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drinkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drinkle is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkle
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Lake Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Lake Estates.
Newspapers Published in Pine Lake Estates ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Lake Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Lake Estates, 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 Lake Estates.
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 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 Lake Estates:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross 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 Lake Estates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Lake Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |