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 Sayre (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 Sayre. 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 doctors and 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.
Sayre is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Sayre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sayre:
- Perry County (The home county of Sayre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Congo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Crooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Roseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Rehoboth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Hemlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Hartleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Greens Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Bessemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Amesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Thurston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lakeside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Murray City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckeye Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Deavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Neelysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Wrightstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Todds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Cannelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Fultonham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Blue Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Buckeye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Philo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Pleasant Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Olive Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Belle Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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 Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Luke Chute
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Napier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Decaturville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Vincent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sayre, see our County-by-County Page for Sayre.
Cemeteries Near Sayre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sayre.
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 Sayre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sayre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Harring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Christian Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44275 <2>
- Holcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCaslin Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Teal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (679 more) ...
- Rendville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sayre had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sayre, with the one closest to Sayre listed first.
- Portersville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Portersville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersville
- Rose Farm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Farm is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Farm
- Deavertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Moxahala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moxahala is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxahala
- Rendville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- McLuney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McLuney is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLuney
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Triadelphia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Triadelphia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Lyonsdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyonsdale is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsdale
- Crooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Halls Valley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Halls Valley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Valley
- Buckingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Drakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sayre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sayre.
Newspapers Published in Sayre ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sayre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sayre, 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 Sayre.
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 Sayre:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Sayre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sayre) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |