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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rich Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rich Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rich Hill, 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 Rich Hill (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 Rich Hill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Rich Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Rich Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Hill:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Rich Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Rix Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Museville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Belmont County
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Conesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coshocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Cooperdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Fresno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluebell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Pleasant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Gratiot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reform
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Stafford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Reinersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Malta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hackney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Deavertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Todds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Mount Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Ephraim
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Kennonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Whigville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Ashton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Roseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Mount Perry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rehoboth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Rendville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Corning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Postboy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Peoli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Wolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Gilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Macksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Wolf Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Hill.
Cemeteries Near Rich Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich Hill.
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 Rich Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Monroe Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McNaughton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Norwich.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (604 more) ...
- Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Norwich.
- The Norwich Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwich Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Norwich United Presbyterian Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ark Springs Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Rich Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rich Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Hill, with the one closest to Rich Hill listed first.
- Rix Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Spratt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spratt is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt
- Chandlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Claysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- High Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Zeno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zeno is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Bridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Hill.
Newspapers Published in Rich Hill ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rich Hill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rich Hill.
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 Rich Hill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Rich Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Rich Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |