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 Success (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 Success. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Success is located in Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Success. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Success:
- Meigs County (The home county of Success)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
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- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spiller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
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- Dorcas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
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- Syracuse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Racine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pomeroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Vanderhoof
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Coolville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Youba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Pratts Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
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- Beebe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Carsey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
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- Shade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
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- Amesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Carlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
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- Cheshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Kyger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Westbrook Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Gallipolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
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- Mills Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Ewington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Hocking County
- Orbiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Joy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Chesterhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
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- Todds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Elliott Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Stockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Redbush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
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- Porterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Decaturville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Rockland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Belpre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Vincent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
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- Barlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Wolf Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Watertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Sherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Willowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Ravenswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medina is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Wilding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Hartford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Sassafras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Letart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Baden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baden is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Meadowbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Petroleum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Roane County (WV)
- Reedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Windy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Peewee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Elizabeth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greencastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Lucile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Eli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Lubeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Blennerhassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Mineral Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Leachtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Success, see our County-by-County Page for Success.
Cemeteries Near Success ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Success.
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 Success - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Success covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Hawley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Massar & Koenig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Worthen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keno Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tuppers Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Heiney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cowdery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (811 more) ...
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 Success in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Success.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Keno
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Tuppers Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fayal ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayal is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayal
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Long Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vanderhoof
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Murraysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murraysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraysville
- Reedsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reedsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Neptune
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lone Cedar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
- Belleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hockingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hockingport is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
- Alfred
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alfred is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
- Bashan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Success. See our List of 1890's Communities around Success.
Newspapers Published in Success ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Success.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Success, 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 Success.
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 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 Success:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Morgan County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Ritchie County
- Roane County
- Wirt 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> | 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 Success, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Success) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |