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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Prospect Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prospect Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prospect Hill, 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 Prospect Hill (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 Prospect Hill. 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 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 Prospect Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Prospect Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prospect Hill:
- Gallia County (The home county of Prospect Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Kerr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Rodney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Grande
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Carlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Ewington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Rempel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Greasy Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Sherritts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Aid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Scottown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Athalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Linnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Andis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Langsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Middleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Thomas Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Syracuse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Letart Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Hales Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Wilkesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Hamden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Ural ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Millwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Neptune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Ripley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wilding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- West Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Flatrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Sassafras
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fivemile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Pliny
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Fraziers Bottom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prospect Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Prospect Hill.
Cemeteries Near Prospect Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prospect Hill.
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 Prospect Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prospect Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Campaign Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McLean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Buck Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (773 more) ...
- Rife Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Duston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Prospect Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prospect Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prospect Hill, with the one closest to Prospect Hill listed first.
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kerr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mills is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Bulaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bulaville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulaville
- Rodney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Addison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Addison is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Eno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rowlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Gallipolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prospect Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prospect Hill.
Newspapers Published in Prospect Hill ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prospect Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prospect Hill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prospect Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Prospect Hill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam 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 Prospect Hill, 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> | 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- Prospect Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |