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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pursell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pursell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pursell, 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 Pursell (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 Pursell. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pursell is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking 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 Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Pursell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pursell:
- Hocking County (The home county of Pursell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Sand Run Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Carbondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Greens Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- The Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Truetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Armitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Cedar Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- West Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- Canal Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Limerick
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Petrea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- New Straitsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Hemlock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Junction City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- New Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Elmwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- East Ringgold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Knollwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Logan Elm Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- South Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Duvall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Adelphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Schooley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Richmond Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Deadman Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Riton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Andersonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Yellowbud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Massieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- North Fork Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Alma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zaleski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dundas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Hamden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pursell, see our County-by-County Page for Pursell.
Cemeteries Near Pursell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pursell.
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 Pursell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pursell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Bloomingville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sours Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Karshner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (685 more) ...
- Schooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Pursell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pursell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pursell, with the one closest to Pursell listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Cedar Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Haynes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- South Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Perry is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perry
- Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
- Blackjack
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackjack is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Laurelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Adelphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eagle Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Royal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pursell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pursell.
Newspapers Published in Pursell ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pursell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pursell, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pursell.
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 helpful 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 Pursell:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pursell, 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of South Bloomingville and Gibisonville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pursell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |