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 Spratt (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 Spratt. 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 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.
Spratt is located in 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 Spratt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spratt:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Spratt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Rix Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- New Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Norwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Buckeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Wortley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Cannelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Athens County
- Hartleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Belmont County
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Plainfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Conesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coshocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(7 miles [11.3 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Byesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Senecaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Lore City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Gratiot
(26 miles [41.8 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Stafford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Miltonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Reinersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Eagleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Hackney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- McConnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Malta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Deavertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Todds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Elliott Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Belle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Ashton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Mud Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Kennonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Fulda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Roseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Mount Perry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Rehoboth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Corning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Congo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- New Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Postboy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Peoli
(29 miles [46.7 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 Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Beverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Macksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Lower Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Watertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Churchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Alden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Whipple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Devola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spratt, see our County-by-County Page for Spratt.
Cemeteries Near Spratt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spratt.
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 Spratt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spratt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNaughton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ark Springs Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Rock Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown African Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown African Methodist Cemetery
- The Brown African Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- African Methodist Church Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
- Brookfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (611 more) ...
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Methodist 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Spratt had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spratt, with the one closest to Spratt listed first.
- Saint Clair ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Clair is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Freeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freeland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
- Rix Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- High Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zeno
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zeno is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Claysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Chandlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Museville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Young Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- McDonald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Scott ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spratt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spratt.
Newspapers Published in Spratt ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spratt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spratt, 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 Spratt.
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 Spratt:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Belmont 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> | 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- Spratt) 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 Spratt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |