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 Rainbow (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 Rainbow. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rainbow is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rainbow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rainbow:
- Washington County (The home county of Rainbow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Devola
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Alden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Whipple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Warner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Big Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Beebe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Youba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Stewart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Amesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Guysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Vanderhoof
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Lewisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Plainview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Fly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Woodsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Miltonsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Mount Carrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Hackney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Reinersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Stockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Neelysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Todds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Morganville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Muskingum County
- Museville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Crooked Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dungannon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Dexter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- South Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Willow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- DeLong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Adlai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- League
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Ellenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cokeleys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Hannahdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cantwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Friendly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Adonis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Sistersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plum Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Middlebourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Greencastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- North Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Valley Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parkersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dallison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Blennerhassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kanawha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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 Rainbow, see our County-by-County Page for Rainbow.
Cemeteries Near Rainbow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rainbow.
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 Rainbow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rainbow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Rainbow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Berg Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Whipple.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188830 <2>
- Berg Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (735 more) ...
- Our Lady of Mercy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brabham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 in 1895, Rainbow had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rainbow, with the one closest to Rainbow listed first.
- Alden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Stanleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanleyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Whipple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Lowell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Grand View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Caywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caywood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caywood
- West Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Marietta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- Harmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Lower Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Sitka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rainbow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rainbow.
Newspapers Published in Rainbow ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rainbow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rainbow, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rainbow.
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 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 Rainbow:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Rainbow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rainbow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |