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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Rain Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rain Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rain Rock, 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 Rain Rock (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 Rain Rock. 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 and hospitals 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 Rain Rock is historic, it would have been located within present day Licking County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.

Below are the counties that are near Rain Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rain Rock:

  • Licking County     (The home county of Rain Rock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Long Run ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
      • Long Run is located in Licking County
      • Former names for Long Run:
      • Colville
      • Oberlin
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long Run
      • From Rain Rock to Long Run
    • Henpeck ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henpeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
      • Henpeck is located in Licking County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Henpeck
      • From Rain Rock to Henpeck
    • Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frampton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
      • Frampton is located in Licking County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Frampton
      • From Rain Rock to Frampton
    • Reform
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilkins Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Louisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ben
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Newton Mills ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hanover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Licking County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hanover
      • From Rain Rock to Hanover
    • Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ashland County
  • Coshocton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • New Guilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooperdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • West Bedford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Owls Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owls Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
      • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
    • Walhonding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohawk Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
      • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Nellie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Warsaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <3>
    • Metham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
      • Metham is located in Coshocton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Metham
      • From Rain Rock to Metham
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
    • Conesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Coshocton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Green ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green
      • From Rain Rock to Green
    • Condit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • North Condit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ralph ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
      • Ralph is located in Delaware County
    • Snipetown ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snipetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
      • Snipetown is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Snipetown
      • From Rain Rock to Snipetown
    • South Condit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Peerless ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peerless. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
      • Peerless is located in Delaware County
      • Peerless has also been known as:
      • Peerless Station
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peerless
      • From Rain Rock to Peerless
    • Center Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Culver Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Vans Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Big Walnut ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
      • Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Big Walnut
      • From Rain Rock to Big Walnut
    • East Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Fairfield Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
      • Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
    • Lakeside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeside
      • From Rain Rock to Lakeside
    • Millersport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
      • Millersport is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersport <3>
    • Thurston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
      • Thurston is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Baltimore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <3>
    • Pleasantville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <3>
    • Rushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
    • West Rushville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
      • West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • New Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Blacklick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Havens Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Stillwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
      • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stillwell
      • From Rain Rock to Stillwell
    • Glenmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmont
      • Glenmont is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmont <3>
    • Killbuck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
      • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <3>
    • Nashville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Bladensburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Martinsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
      • Martinsburg is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
    • Esto ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
      • Esto is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Esto
      • From Rain Rock to Esto
    • Pipesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hunt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollisters ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollisters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
      • Hollisters is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hollisters
      • From Rain Rock to Hollisters
    • Zuck ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
      • Zuck is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zuck
      • From Rain Rock to Zuck
    • Gambier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Millwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fleaville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleaville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
      • Fleaville is located in Knox County
      • Fleaville has also been known as:
      • Fleaville City
    • Buckeye City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
      • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
    • Bangs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bloomfield
      • From Rain Rock to Bloomfield
    • Sparta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <3>
    • Vails Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterville <3>
    • Marengo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Morrow County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <3>
  • Muskingum County
  • Perry County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.
    • Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
    • Newville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rain Rock, see our County-by-County Page for Rain Rock.

Cemeteries Near Rain Rock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rain Rock.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rain Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.

  • Souslin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Souslin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Souslin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miles Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fallsburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fallsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fallsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Varner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eden Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Perryton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perryton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perryton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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 Rain Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rain Rock.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rain Rock, with the one closest to Rain Rock listed first.

  • Long Run ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
    • Long Run is located in Licking County
    • Former names for Long Run:
    • Colville
    • Oberlin
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Long Run
    • From Rain Rock to Long Run
  • Rocky Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
    • Rocky Fork is located in Licking County
  • Fallsburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
    • Fallsburg is located in Licking County
  • Reform
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Frampton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
    • Frampton is located in Licking County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Frampton
    • From Rain Rock to Frampton
  • Wilkins Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perryton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton
    • Perryton is located in Licking County
  • Saint Louisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martinsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>
  • Bladensburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Vanatta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hanover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Licking County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hanover
    • From Rain Rock to Hanover
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    • Morgan Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Center
      • Morgan Center is located in Knox County
    • Utica
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chatham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Licking County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chatham
      • From Rain Rock to Chatham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rain Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rain Rock.

Newspapers Published in Rain Rock ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rain Rock.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rain Rock, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rain Rock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rain Rock:

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 Rain Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rain Rock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rain Rock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1941, Longitude: -82.2907       In this case, the coordinates for Rain Rock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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