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 Pride (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 Pride. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Pride is located in 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 Pride. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pride:
- Ross County (The home county of Pride)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Schooley
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Deadman Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Richmond Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Summithill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Nipgen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bourneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Jaybird
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Locust Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Stoutsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Amanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Barretts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sinking Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Turkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Ray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Pattonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Thacher
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Tarlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Circleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- New Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Greggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Piketon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 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 Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Bear Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Minford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Arion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Harrison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Rarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- South Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dundas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Hope ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pride, see our County-by-County Page for Pride.
Cemeteries Near Pride ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pride.
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 Pride - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pride covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Sugar Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hudnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery
- The Sandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pittinger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43307 <2>
- Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Schooley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Three Locks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claypool Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (682 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Chillicothe.
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
- Massieville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Findley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pride in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pride.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pride, with the one closest to Pride listed first.
- Three Locks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Schooley
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Antonis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antonis is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
- Higby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Richmond Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Vigo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Glen Jean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cars Run ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cars Run is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cars Run
- Cox ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Tucson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pride. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pride.
Newspapers Published in Pride ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pride.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pride, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pride.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Pride:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Fairfield County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pride) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Pride, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |