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 Russells (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 Russells. 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 Russells ...
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 occur.
While the name of this community is Russells, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Russells may originally have been Russell's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Russells. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Russells.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Russells is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Russells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Russells:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Russells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- South Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Wortley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- North Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Gilbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Cannelville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Philo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Fultonham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Hartleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Conesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Coshocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Canal Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Mohawk Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- West Lafayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Metham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Rushville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- West Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lakeside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Claysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Bluebell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Birds Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murray City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jobs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Bladensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Gratiot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Harbor Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Deavertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Reinersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Westland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Clover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Chalfants
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Rehoboth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Glenford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Carthon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Russells, see our County-by-County Page for Russells.
Cemeteries Near Russells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russells.
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 Russells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Russells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- United Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moxahala Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jacob Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (592 more) ...
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyd Cemetery
- Robert Boyd Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Memorial Park 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>
While we didn't find Russells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Russells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Russells, with the one closest to Russells listed first.
- South Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Putnam
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Zanesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Darlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Dillon Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dillon Falls is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Falls
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- White Cottage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Brush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Griffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Stovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stovertown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Russells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Russells.
Newspapers Published in Russells ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russells, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russells.
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 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 Russells:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Russells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Russells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |