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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Poe Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Poe Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Poe Valley, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Poe Valley (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 Poe Valley. 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 Poe Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poe Valley: Poe Vly. (or less commonly used: Poe Vally. or Poe Vlly.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Poe Valley is historic, it would have been located within present day Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Poe Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poe Valley:
- Ross County (The home county of Poe Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Schooley
(5 miles [8 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
- Richmond Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Deadman Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Riton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- North Fork Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Carbondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Stoutsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Amanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Alice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Apple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Bloomingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Ray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Glade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pattonsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Tarlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(19 miles [30.6 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pherson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Peck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Piketon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Bear Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Minford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hamden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hope ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Arbaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poe Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Poe Valley.
Cemeteries Near Poe Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poe Valley.
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 Poe Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poe Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Timmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peecher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ackley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Londonderry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tweed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boblett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- The Union Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Pike Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Schooley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (700 more) ...
- Charleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Poe Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poe Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poe Valley, with the one closest to Poe Valley listed first.
- Cox ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Vigo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Tucson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Schooley
(5 miles [8 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
- Ratcliffburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Eagle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Richmond Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Three Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Bee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Higby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Apple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Allensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Royal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Haynes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poe Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poe Valley.
Newspapers Published in Poe Valley ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poe Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poe Valley, 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 Poe Valley.
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 Poe Valley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Poe Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Poe Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |