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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shilling. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shilling to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shilling, please Contact Us.
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 Shilling (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 Shilling. 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 and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Shilling is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Shilling. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shilling:
- Morgan County (The home county of Shilling)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Elliott Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Westland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Wrightstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Todds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deavertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Eagleport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Glouster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Amesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Armadale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Bessemer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Jobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Murray City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Gratiot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Blue Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Fultonham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Philo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- South Zanesville
(23 miles [37 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
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Pleasant Grove
(26 miles [41.8 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 Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Dungannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Crooked Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Belle Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Caldwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Congo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Straitsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Luke Chute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Decaturville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Churchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Lubeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shilling, see our County-by-County Page for Shilling.
Cemeteries Near Shilling ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shilling.
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 Shilling - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shilling covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Pisgah Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ringgold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tinker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stuart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Shilling in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shilling.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shilling, with the one closest to Shilling listed first.
- Ringgold
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Rosseau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosseau is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosseau
- Mountville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Elliott Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Burr Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Bishopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Westland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Morganville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Glouster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shilling. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shilling.
Newspapers Published in Shilling ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shilling.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shilling, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shilling.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Shilling:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Meigs County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Shilling, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Shilling) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |