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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Smith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Smith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Smith, 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 Smith (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 Smith. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Smith is historic, it would have been located within present day Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Smith. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smith:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Smith)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- McDonald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Rix Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Philo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Buckeye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Hartleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Conesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coshocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Canal Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Fresno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Claysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Byesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Gratiot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hanover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reform
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Ben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Monroe County
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Durant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Reinersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Hackney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Morganville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Stockport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Mount Zion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Belle Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Kennonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Dungannon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rehoboth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Mount Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chalfants
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Postboy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bernice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Peoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Luke Chute
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Macksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Elba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Warner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smith, see our County-by-County Page for Smith.
Cemeteries Near Smith ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smith.
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 Smith - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smith covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- McNaughton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve - Crumbaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Rock Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (589 more) ...
- Philo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Anns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Smith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smith.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smith, with the one closest to Smith listed first.
- Freeland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Chandlersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McDonald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Spratt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spratt is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt
- Rix Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- High Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Duncan Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Philo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Bridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smith. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smith.
Newspapers Published in Smith ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smith.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smith, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smith.
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 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 Smith:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington 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 Smith, 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |