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 Seneca Lake Estates (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 Seneca Lake Estates. 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 Seneca Lake Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Seneca Lake Estates: Seneca Lk. Ests.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Seneca Lake Estates is located in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Seneca Lake Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seneca Lake Estates:
- Guernsey County (The home county of Seneca Lake Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Senecaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lore City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Easton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Old Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middlebourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Byesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Bethesda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Holloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Flushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lafferty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Plainfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Smyrna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- New Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Deersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Feed Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Miltonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jerusalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Edwina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Woodsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Coats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mount Carrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Reinersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Durant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- McConnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Rix Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- New Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Museville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Philo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Batesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Whigville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Sarahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Belle Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Peoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- West Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Postboy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Bernice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Gilmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Newcomerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Port Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Gnadenhutten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Macksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lower Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Dalzell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Lowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Beverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Steel Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seneca Lake Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Seneca Lake Estates.
Cemeteries Near Seneca Lake Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seneca Lake Estates.
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 Seneca Lake Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seneca Lake Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Kennonsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Station Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyscarver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Quaker City.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Advent Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371026 <3>
- Sandhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Seneca Lake Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seneca Lake Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seneca Lake Estates, with the one closest to Seneca Lake Estates listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Senecaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Salesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Batesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Quaker City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lore City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Spencer Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Station is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Station
- Robins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robins is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Steamtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seneca Lake Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seneca Lake Estates.
Newspapers Published in Seneca Lake Estates ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seneca Lake Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seneca Lake Estates, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seneca Lake Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Seneca Lake Estates:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Guernsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Marshall 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seneca Lake Estates) 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 Seneca Lake Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |