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 Straitsville (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 Straitsville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Straitsville is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Straitsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Straitsville:
- Perry County (The home county of Straitsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Shawnee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Straitsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Congo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Corning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rendville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- New Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rehoboth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Carthon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Hartleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Glouster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Trimble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Truetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Thurston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Lakeside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Amanda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Sand Run Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Candy Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gratiot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Harbor Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Buckeye Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Elliott Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Westland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Joy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Malta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Chesterhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Todds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Stockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Fultonham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Blue Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Philo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Zanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stella
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ural ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- Luke Chute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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 Straitsville, see our County-by-County Page for Straitsville.
Cemeteries Near Straitsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Straitsville.
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 Straitsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Straitsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- New Straitsville Joint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ironpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danison - Nixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dawley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dugan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Fellowship United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whiptown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Straitsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Straitsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Straitsville, with the one closest to Straitsville listed first.
- New Straitsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shawnee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- McCuneville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Greendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonton
- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Carrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carrington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Maxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sand Run Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Buckingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Carbon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Straitsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Straitsville.
Newspapers Published in Straitsville ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Straitsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Straitsville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Straitsville.
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 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 Straitsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton 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> | 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 Straitsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Straitsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |