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 Rich Valley (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 Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Rich Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rich Valley: Rich Vly. (or less commonly used: Rich Vally. or Rich Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rich Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rich Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Rich Valley is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rich Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rich Valley:
- Noble County (The home county of Rich Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Olive Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dungannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Olive is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Hoskinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Ashton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashton is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Belle Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fulda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fulda is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sarahsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Armadale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Amesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Beebe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Glouster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Stewart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Greens Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Senecaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Lore City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Abledell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Plainview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Woodsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Coats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Jerusalem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mount Carrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Reinersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McConnelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Todds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Durant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Westland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 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
- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Rix Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Philo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright was located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town was located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- New Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Norwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- San Toy was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill was located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Congo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Clover Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Ludington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Redfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Macksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lower Salem
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Churchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Whipple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Devola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Willow Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Horseneck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lubeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rich Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Rich Valley.
Cemeteries Near Rich Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rich Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rich Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Swickard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Danford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sailor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Manchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carrel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (687 more) ...
- Farson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schriver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rich Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rich Valley, with the one closest to Rich Valley listed first.
- Keith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keith is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Reinersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Olive Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hackney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Moscow Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Otho ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Otho was located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Crooked Tree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Olive is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Caldwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renrock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renrock is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hoskinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is also located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Mill Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rich Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rich Valley.
Newspapers Published in Rich Valley ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rich Valley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rich Valley.
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 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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Pleasants 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> | 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rich Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |