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 Steamtown (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 Steamtown. 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 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.
Steamtown is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Steamtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steamtown:
- Noble County (The home county of Steamtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Whigville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Summerfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Mount Ephraim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Sarahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Kennonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Ashton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Barnesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hendrysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Armstrongs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Loomis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Captina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Holloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jacobsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Senecaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Salesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Quaker City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lore City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Byesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Old Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Lewisville
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Miltonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Edwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Woodsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Graysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Plainview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Beallsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Reinersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Rix Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- New Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Museville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Norwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Philo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Peoli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- West Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Postboy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Dalzell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Lower Salem
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Whipple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Lowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steel Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Beverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- DeLong
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Friendly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Paden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sistersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Proctor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County (WV)
- Williamstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steamtown, see our County-by-County Page for Steamtown.
Cemeteries Near Steamtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steamtown.
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 Steamtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steamtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Allens Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whigville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Danford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aaron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hannash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. Ephriam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Archers Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (629 more) ...
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Steamtown had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steamtown, with the one closest to Steamtown listed first.
- Summerfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Doherty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Fredericksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Mount Ephraim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Brister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brister is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Swazey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swazey is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swazey
- Burkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burkhart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart
- Calais
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calais is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Sarahsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Kennonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duvall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steamtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steamtown.
Newspapers Published in Steamtown ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steamtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steamtown, 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 Steamtown.
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 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 Steamtown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood 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 Steamtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Steamtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |