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 Pink (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 Pink. 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 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.
Pink is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Pink. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pink:
- Scioto County (The home county of Pink)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Lombardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Otway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pond Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Youngs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Arion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Rarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Portsmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rosemount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Blue Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Lynx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Moore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Grimes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Jaybird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Dunkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Wrightsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Whippoorwill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Peebles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Neel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Ellsberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ash Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Fincastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- North Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Folsom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Berrysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Coopersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Poplar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Shyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Newfain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Piketon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ross County
- Nipgen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summit County
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Smiths Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Boone Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Carter
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Kehoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Wesleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Smoky Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Counts Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Foxport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Poplar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Ryan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Beechburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Dalesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalesburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
- Wallingford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lynn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Grays Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Tygarts Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Warnock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Greenup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Argillite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Firebrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Charters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Camp Dix
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Cottageville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Rectorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pink, see our County-by-County Page for Pink.
Cemeteries Near Pink ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pink.
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 Pink - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pink covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winterstein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Unger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stepp Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located between<3> the communities of Blue Creek and Friendship. The cemetery lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Friendship.
- Oppy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Branham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (583 more) ...
- Manchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- High Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Twin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Pink in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pink.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pink, with the one closest to Pink listed first.
- Blue Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Selig
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Selig is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selig
- Wamsley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wamsley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley
- Stout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lombardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Henley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Otway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Lynx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Pond Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waggoner Ripple ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waggoner Ripple is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Ripple
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pink. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pink.
Newspapers Published in Pink ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pink.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pink, 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 Pink.
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 Pink:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Summit County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Blue Creek and Friendship. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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- Pink) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Pink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |