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 Rosseau (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 Rosseau. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Rosseau is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rosseau. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rosseau:
- Morgan County (The home county of Rosseau)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Elliott Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Todds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- McConnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neelysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Eagleport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Glouster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Jacksonville
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Greens Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Armadale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Truetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Buchtel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Claysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Murray City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orbiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Gratiot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Blue Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Philo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Fultonham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- South Zanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Dungannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Crooked Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Belle Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Corning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Straitsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Luke Chute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Decaturville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Churchtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Lowell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Boaz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Lubeck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rosseau, see our County-by-County Page for Rosseau.
Cemeteries Near Rosseau ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rosseau.
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 Rosseau - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rosseau covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pisgah Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ringgold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (719 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rosseau had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rosseau, with the one closest to Rosseau listed first.
- Elliott Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Westland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Mountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Pennsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Morganville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Burr Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Bishopville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Todds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Malta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halls Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Valley
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rosseau. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rosseau.
Newspapers Published in Rosseau ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rosseau.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rosseau, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rosseau.
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 Rosseau:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Meigs County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton 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> | 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 Rosseau, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosseau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |