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 Sego (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 Sego. 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 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.
Sego 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 Sego. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sego:
- Perry County (The home county of Sego)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Mount Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Chalfants
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Clover Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Crooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carthon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Hartleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bessemer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Greens Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Nelsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Truetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Cooperdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Conesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Fairfield Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Pleasantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(17 miles [27.4 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Claysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Candy Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Bladensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buckeye Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Deavertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(17 miles [27.4 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 southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Neelysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Wrightstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Todds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Fultonham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Zanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Wortley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Philo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nashport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Black Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sego, see our County-by-County Page for Sego.
Cemeteries Near Sego ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sego.
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 Sego - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sego covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopewell Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fultonham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- The Uniontown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fultonham Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moore - Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Horn Cemetery
- The Moore - Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore - Horne Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (603 more) ...
- Hopewell Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Sego had a population of 49 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sego, with the one closest to Sego listed first.
- Mount Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Fultonham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Redfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Saltillo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Glass Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glass Rock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Rock
- Chalfants
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Cottage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White Cottage is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cottage
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wellan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellan
- Rehoboth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Brownsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sego. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sego.
Newspapers Published in Sego ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sego.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sego, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sego.
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 websites either 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 Sego:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sego) 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 Sego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |