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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 Renick (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 Renick. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Renick is located in Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Renick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Renick:
- Ross County (The home county of Renick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Chillicothe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Deadman Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Riton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Schooley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Richmond Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Summithill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Musselman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Bourneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Adams County
- Jaybird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Stoutsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Washington Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- New Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Sinking Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- East Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Bridges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Glade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Coalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Elmwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Thacher
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Circleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Williamsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- New Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Pherson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Grange Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Peck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Mount Sinai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Greggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Beaver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spellman Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Rarden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hamden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McArthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Renick, see our County-by-County Page for Renick.
Cemeteries Near Renick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Renick.
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 Renick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Renick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Findley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Massieville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Burials
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grandview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Chillicothe.
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chilicothe Cemetery
- Chillicothe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41122 <2>
- Liberty Hill Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Golden Gate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Three Locks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Hills Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (663 more) ...
- Sugar Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concord Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Chillicothe.
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Renick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Renick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Renick, with the one closest to Renick listed first.
- Chillicothe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Three Locks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Hopetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Schooley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Slate Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Alma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Tucson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Newingburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newingburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newingburg
- Antonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Antonis is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
- Higby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Kinnikinnick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Richmond Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Renick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Renick.
Newspapers Published in Renick ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Renick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Renick, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Renick.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Renick:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Renick) 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 Renick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |