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 Rock Springs (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 Rock Springs. 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 Rock Springs ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rock Springs: Rock Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rock Spngs. or Rock Sprngs.)
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 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.
Rock Springs is located in Meigs County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rock Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rock Springs:
- Meigs County (The home county of Rock Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Welshtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Pomeroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
- Thomas Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <2>
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
- Bashan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Keno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Racine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Racine is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <2>
- Dorcas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Langsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Pratts Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Vanderhoof
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Carsey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carsey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <2>
- Guysville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Coolville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolville
- Coolville is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolville <2>
- Stewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Youba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Beebe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Armitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Big Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Carlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Cheshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Kerr
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Westbrook Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Ewington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <2>
- Gallipolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
- Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <2>
- Mills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Rodney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Rio Grande
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
- Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <2>
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Pattonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Wellston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
- Altoona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Joy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Chesterhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterhill
- Chesterhill is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterhill <2>
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Vales Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Zaleski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <2>
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <2>
- Hamden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <2>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Redbush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Decaturville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Napier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Rockland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Belpre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Belpre is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <2>
- Vincent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Barlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Neptune
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Sherman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Skull Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Ravenswood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <2>
- Willowdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Angerona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Wilding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Odaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Odaville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Sandyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Sandyville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandyville <2>
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Mason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- West Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Sassafras
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Letart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Flatrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <2>
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Henderson is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <2>
- Baden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
- Fivemile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
- Pliny
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Windy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Peewee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Lubeck
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Blennerhassett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Mineral Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Mineral Wells
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
- Mineral Wells is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
- Parkersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Wood County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <2>
- Slate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Slate is located in Wood County (WV)
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Vienna is located in Wood County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rock Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Rock Springs.
Newspapers Published in Rock Springs ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rock Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rock Springs, 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 Rock Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rock Springs:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hocking County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morgan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wirt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Athens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Meigs County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Meigs County
Cemeteries Near Rock Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rock Springs.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rock Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Hiland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiland Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamsville Cemetery
- Minersville Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minersville Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minersville Hill Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Herman Cemetery
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- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Middleport Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleport Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleport Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Rock Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rock Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rock Springs, with the one closest to Rock Springs listed first.
- Pomeroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <2>
- Minersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Meigs County
- Mason
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <2>
- Kingsbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Bradbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Clifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hartford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Syracuse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Syracuse is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <2>
- Hemlock Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Grove
- Hemlock Grove is located in Meigs County
- Middleport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
- Middleport is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <2>
- West Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Meigs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
- Burlingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingham
- Burlingham is located in Meigs County
- Chester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rock Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rock Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rock Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Rock Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0601, Longitude: -82.0160 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Rock Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |