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 Shell Beach (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 Shell Beach. 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 Shell Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shell Beach: Shell Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shell Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shell Beach.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Shell Beach is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Perry & Pickaway.
Below are the counties that are near Shell Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shell Beach:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Shell Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickerington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Cooperdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- New Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Center Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Green ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Vans Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- South Condit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Condit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Galena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Blacklick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brice
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canal Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- New Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Blacklick Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Groveport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Truro ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Edgewater Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Rockbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Gibisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- 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 Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Martinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Five Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Hunt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Milfordton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bladensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Bangs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Mount Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Buckeye Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harbor Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Kirkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Central City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Union Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Heath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Etna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan County
- Deavertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Fultonham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Nashport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Frazeysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- North Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Zanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buckeye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Wortley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Thornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chalfants
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Mount Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Carthon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- New Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- East Ringgold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Duvall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Knollwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- South Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shell Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Shell Beach.
Cemeteries Near Shell Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shell Beach.
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 Shell Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shell Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Regular Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Millersport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Churchyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray Cemetery
- The Luray Cemetery has also been known as:
- Georges Chapel Cemetery
- Licking Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kemper Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Salem Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (615 more) ...
- Jacksontown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Shell Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shell Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shell Beach, with the one closest to Shell Beach listed first.
- Lakeside
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Hebron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Thornville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thornport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thornport is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornport
- Jacksontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Thurston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Kirkersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Union Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ziontown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shell Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shell Beach.
Newspapers Published in Shell Beach ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shell Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shell Beach, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shell Beach.
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 helpful 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 Shell Beach:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway 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 Shell Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shell Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |