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 Stovertown (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 Stovertown. 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 doctors and 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.
Stovertown 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 Stovertown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stovertown:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Stovertown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Cannelville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Philo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Blue Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Fultonham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Hartleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greens Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Buchtel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Bessemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armadale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Conesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Coshocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Rushville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Fairfield Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Pleasantville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Millersport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Claysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Abledell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Pleasant City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Birds Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Murray City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Gratiot
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Ben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Reform
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Harbor Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Deavertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Westland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Reinersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Elliott Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Olive Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Caldwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Sarahsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Crooked Tree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rehoboth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Mount Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chalfants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Rendville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Luke Chute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stovertown, see our County-by-County Page for Stovertown.
Cemeteries Near Stovertown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stovertown.
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 Stovertown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stovertown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- St. Johns English Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Irish Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyd Cemetery
- Robert Boyd Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Swingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Virginia Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weaver - Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dozer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (601 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Philo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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, Stovertown had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stovertown, with the one closest to Stovertown listed first.
- Cannelville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Brush Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Buckeye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Philo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Duncan Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Merriam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Merriam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
- Blue Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stovertown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stovertown.
Newspapers Published in Stovertown ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stovertown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stovertown, 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 Stovertown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stovertown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry 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> | 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 Stovertown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stovertown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |