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 Racine (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 Racine. 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.
Racine is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Racine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Racine:
- Meigs County (The home county of Racine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Dorcas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Syracuse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Spiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Bashan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Letart Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Welshtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Portland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Keno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Thomas Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Vanderhoof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Coolville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Youba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Carsey Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Guysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Stewart
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Gallipolis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Mills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kerr
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Ewington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bladen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Wilkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Redbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Decaturville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Belpre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Napier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Millwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Skull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Flatwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Angerona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Wilding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Willowdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Letart
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Flatrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Baden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Brighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pliny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Indian Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Fraziers Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fraziers Bottom is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraziers Bottom
- Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Sigman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Eleanor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Red House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Winfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roane County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Reedy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Flint Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Zona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Windy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lucile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Newark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Blennerhassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Parkersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Kanawha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Racine, see our County-by-County Page for Racine.
Cemeteries Near Racine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Racine.
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 Racine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Racine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sunrise Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Broad Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Longdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yonker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plants Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Syracuse Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (865 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Peter Fry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Racine had a population of 820 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Racine had a population of 654 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Racine, with the one closest to Racine listed first.
- Antiquity
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Antiquity is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiquity
- Plants
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Syracuse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saxon is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Sassafras
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Letart
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Great Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Great Bend is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
- Bashan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Minersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- School House ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- School House is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School House
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Racine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Racine.
Newspapers Published in Racine ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Racine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Racine, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Racine.
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 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 Racine:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Roane County
- Wirt County
- Wood 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 '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- Racine) 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 Racine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |