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 Reedsburg (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 Reedsburg. 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.
Reedsburg is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Reedsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reedsburg:
- Wayne County (The home county of Reedsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Funk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lattasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Devil Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shreve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Aukerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- West Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Rowsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Hayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Polk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- McKay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Layland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holmesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Killbuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Charm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- White Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Jelloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Gann
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Nunda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Buckeye City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Millwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Huntington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Brighton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Belden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Lagrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Pawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Westfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Risley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Acme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Lucas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Newville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Alta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ganges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Hanley Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maybee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- East Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Canal Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Justus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Mayflower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Beach City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forty Corners Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Paxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Pigeon Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Barrs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reedsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Reedsburg.
Cemeteries Near Reedsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reedsburg.
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 Reedsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reedsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- Reedsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eight Square Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Rowsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rowsburg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Rowsburg Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Rowsburg.
- The Old Rowsburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smalley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42555 <2>
- Meng Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (596 more) ...
- Lakefork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittenhouse Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Reedsburg had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reedsburg, with the one closest to Reedsburg listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Blachleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Lake Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Lattasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Jeromesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Redhaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Pleasant Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- McZena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Shreve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Golden Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reedsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reedsburg.
Newspapers Published in Reedsburg ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reedsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reedsburg, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reedsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Reedsburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 from Point A (ie- Reedsburg) 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 Reedsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |