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 Point Rock (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 Point Rock. 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 Point Rock ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Point Rock: Pt. Rock
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 doctors and 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.
Point Rock is located in Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Point Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Rock:
- Meigs County (The home county of Point Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Langsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
- Thomas Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Middleport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <2>
- Pomeroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
- Welshtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Keno
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <2>
- Bashan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Dorcas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Pratts Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Carbondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Armitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Carsey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carsey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- The Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plains
- The Plains is located in Athens County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Plains <2>
- Chauncey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liars Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Nebo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Bessemer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Ewington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Alice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Vinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
- Kyger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Cheshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kerr
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Rio Grande
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <2>
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Rodney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Westbrook Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Union Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Candy Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Orbiston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Carbon Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Sand Run Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Run Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- South Bloomingville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomingville
- South Bloomingville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bloomingville <2>
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray City
- Murray City is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray City <2>
- New Pittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Sand Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Wellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
- Pattonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Altoona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Coalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Petrea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Rempel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Banner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Ray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <2>
- Limerick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- New Straitsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Straitsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Straitsville
- New Straitsville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Straitsville <2>
- New Straitsville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <2>
- Ross County
- Richmond Dale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Richmond Dale
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Vales Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Wilkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Zaleski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <2>
- Hope ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - McArthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <2>
- Hamden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <2>
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Skull Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Hartford City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Point Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <2>
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
- Flatrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Letart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Fivemile
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Point Rock.
Newspapers Published in Point Rock ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Rock, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Rock.
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 Point Rock:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hocking County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ross County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Athens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Meigs County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Meigs County
Cemeteries Near Point Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Rock.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Castor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castor Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cumming Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumming Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
- Bowens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowens Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mace Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Standish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Standish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Standish Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawlings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawlings Cemetery
- School Lot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the School Lot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the School Lot Cemetery
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- Temple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
- Wilkesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkesville Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Point Rock had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Rock, with the one closest to Point Rock listed first.
- Vales Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Dyesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Valley Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Mount Blanco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Arbaugh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Wilkesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpenter <2>
- Radcliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Hawks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Salem Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Salem Center is located in Meigs County
- Bolins Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
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- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Minerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Oreton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Point Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Point Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1414, Longitude: -82.2968 In this case, the coordinates for Point Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Point Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |