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 Rochester (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 Rochester. 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.
Rochester 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 Rochester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rochester:
- Noble County (The home county of Rochester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sarahsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Belle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Whigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Mud Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Ashton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Kennonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Fulda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Barnesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bethesda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Loomis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Coshocton County
- Plainfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Senecaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Byesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Claysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Lore City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Meadow Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Salesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Miltonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Edwina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Jerusalem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Woodsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Coats
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Wilson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Plainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Beallsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Reinersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Todds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Deavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Chesterhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Rix Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- New Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Philo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Pleasant Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Adamsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Peoli
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Postboy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- West Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Newcomerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dalzell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Whipple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Luke Chute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Alden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Gasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Devola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Wood County (WV)
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rochester, see our County-by-County Page for Rochester.
Cemeteries Near Rochester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rochester.
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 Rochester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rochester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Sarahsville.
- The Bethel Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptisst Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154997 <3>
- Halleys Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barrys Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Belle Valley.
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belle Valley Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Catholic Cemetery
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
- Village View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Village View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Sarahsville.
- The Village View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sarahsville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140836 <3>
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hiramsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (634 more) ...
- McElroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoskinsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville Cemetery
- The Hoskinsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hoskinsville Cemetery
- Ragans Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rochester in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rochester.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rochester, with the one closest to Rochester listed first.
- Ava
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ava is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Belle Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sarahsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Scott ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Hiramsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hiramsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiramsburg
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Hoskinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duvall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Fredericksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rochester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rochester.
Newspapers Published in Rochester ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rochester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rochester, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rochester.
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 Rochester:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Rochester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Rochester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |