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 Roscoe (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 Roscoe. 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 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.
Roscoe is located in Coshocton 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 Coshocton County: Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Muskingum & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Roscoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roscoe:
- Coshocton County (The home county of Roscoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Coshocton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Canal Lewisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- West Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Conesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Metham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Chili
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Nellie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Ashland County
- Loudonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Birds Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Kimbolton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Odell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Abledell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Clio ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Brady ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Claysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Charm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Killbuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Stillwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Millersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Esto ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Gann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Bladensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Buckeye City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jelloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Gambier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Reform
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Wilkins Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Gratiot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Trinway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Cut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Frazeysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Gilbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Black Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nashport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Wilmot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Newcomerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Wolf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Stone Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Port Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Peoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Barrs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shreve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Mount Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roscoe, see our County-by-County Page for Roscoe.
Cemeteries Near Roscoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roscoe.
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 Roscoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roscoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roscoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Roscoe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Coshocton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972607 <3>
- South Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coshocton.
- Canal Lewisville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warner Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tyndall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (597 more) ...
- Memory Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keene Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keene Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Roscoe had a population of 632 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roscoe, with the one closest to Roscoe listed first.
- Coshocton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Canal Lewisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Morgan Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan Run is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Run
- Keene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keene is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Tyrone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tyrone is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Willowbrook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- New Moscow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Moscow is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moscow
- Conesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Wills Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wills Creek is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Creek
- Bacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- West Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helmick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Helmick is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
- Metham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roscoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roscoe.
Newspapers Published in Roscoe ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roscoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roscoe, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roscoe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Roscoe:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Coshocton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Guernsey County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Muskingum County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roscoe) 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 Roscoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |