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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 Pirates Cove (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 Pirates Cove. 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 Pirates Cove ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Pirates Cove: Pirates Cv.
  • While the name of this community is Pirates Cove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pirates Cove may originally have been Pirate's Cove.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pirates Cove might be written as Pirate Cove.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pirates Cove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pirates Cove.

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 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.

Pirates Cove is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Adams, Highland, Jackson, Ross & Scioto.

Below are the counties that are near Pirates Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pirates Cove:

  • Pike County     (The home county of Pirates Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Piketon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Jean
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Glen Jean is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
    • Peck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Peck is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Waverly City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly City is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
      • Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
    • Waverly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jasper
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jasper is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
    • Bristol Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol Village is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
    • Greggs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greggs is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
    • Zahn's Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Riverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Riverdale is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
    • Sargents
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Sargents is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
    • Shyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shyville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
    • Camp
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Jaybird
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jaybird is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Locust Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Mineral Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Peebles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Louden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Louden is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
    • May Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • May Hill is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
    • Blue Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunkinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
    • Tranquility
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Tranquility is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
    • Moore ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Moore is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Unity
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Unity is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Wheat Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
    • Buck Run ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Buck Run is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
  • Highland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Sinking Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Barretts Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
    • Turkey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Turkey is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
    • Elmville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Elmville is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
    • New Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New Petersburg is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
    • Marshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Marshall is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • North Uniontown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • North Uniontown is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Berrysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Berrysville is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
    • Bridges
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridges is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
    • Folsom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Folsom is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • East Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Monroe is located in Highland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
  • Hocking County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Apple
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple is located in Hocking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Laurelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Limerick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Limerick is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
    • Glade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Glade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
    • Ray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Ray is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Former names for Ray:
      • Rays
      • Raysville
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Coalton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Coalton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Petrea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Petrea is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
    • Altoona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Altoona is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Glen Roy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
    • Banner ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Banner is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
    • Wellston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Monroe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Blackfork Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
    • Oak Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickaway County
    • Elmwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Ross County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Alma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Alma is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Nipgen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nipgen is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
    • Summithill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Summithill is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
    • Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
    • Massieville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Massieville is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
    • Deadman Crossing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
    • Richmond Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
    • Bourneville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bourneville is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
    • Dills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dills is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
    • Schooley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Schooley is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
      • Schooley has also been known as:
      • Schooley Station
    • Bainbridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chillicothe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Fork Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • North Fork Village is located in Ross County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
  • Scioto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Lucasville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rarden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Youngs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Youngs is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
    • Arion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Arion is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Otway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Minford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Purdy Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
    • Lombardsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
    • Rosemount
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rosemount is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
    • Harrison Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
    • West Portsmouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
    • New Boston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Vinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Richland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Richland is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Hamden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dundas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dundas is located in Vinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
  • Greenup County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.
    • Frost
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
    • South Portsmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
    • South Shore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis County (KY)
    • Firebrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pirates Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Pirates Cove.

Cemeteries Near Pirates Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pirates Cove.

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 Pirates Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pirates Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.

  • Daleville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Moats Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pfeifer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rittenour Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnes #2 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Noland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greggs Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dapp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Downing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (664 more) ...
    • Vine Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Waldern Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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 Pirates Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pirates Cove.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pirates Cove, with the one closest to Pirates Cove listed first.

  • Daleyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Daleyville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleyville
  • Piketon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jasper is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Glen Jean
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Jean is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
  • Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Idaho
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Buchanan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buchanan is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Riverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Riverdale is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Alma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Denver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Denver is located in Ross County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Elm Grove ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Sargents
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sargents is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Shyville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
    • Givens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Givens is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
    • Omega
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Omega is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pirates Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pirates Cove.

Newspapers Published in Pirates Cove ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pirates Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pirates Cove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pirates Cove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pirates Cove:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pirates Cove, 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 from Point A (ie- Pirates Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.