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 Puritan (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 Puritan. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Puritan is located in Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Puritan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Puritan:
- Vinton County (The home county of Puritan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Hamden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dundas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- McArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Arbaugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Ural ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Armitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Pratts Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Chauncey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Nelsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kyger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Cora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Kerr
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Carlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Mills Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Bloomingville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Union Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Gibisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Laurelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Candy Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jobs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Wellston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Pattonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Rempel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Point Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pickaway County
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Greggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Glen Jean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zahn's Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Peck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Sargents
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Adelphi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Chillicothe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Hales Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Scioto Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- West Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Mason
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Meadowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Puritan, see our County-by-County Page for Puritan.
Cemeteries Near Puritan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Puritan.
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 Puritan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Puritan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Puritan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mullins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Hamden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tripp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (737 more) ...
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cassill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Puritan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Puritan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Puritan, with the one closest to Puritan listed first.
- Hamden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wellston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Glen Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ironton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironton Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton Junction
- Hawks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Radcliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Radcliff is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- McArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Coalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Minerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minerton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Byer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Chapman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Arbaugh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Puritan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Puritan.
Newspapers Published in Puritan ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Puritan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Puritan, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Puritan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Puritan:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Mason 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> | 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- Puritan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Puritan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |