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 Swartz Mill (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 Swartz Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Swartz Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Swartz Mill: Swartz Ml. (or less commonly used: Swartz Mll.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Swartz Mill is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Perry & Pickaway.
Below are the counties that are near Swartz Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swartz Mill:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Swartz Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Pleasantville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carroll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Nelsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Hartleyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Glouster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greens Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groveport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Bright ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Reynoldsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Edward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Lockbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obetz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Rockbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Gibisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Union Furnace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- South Bloomingville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Candy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Buckeye Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Etna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Outville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Gratiot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Deavertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Wrightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Elliott Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Fultonham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Avalon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Straitsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Somerset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ludington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Rehoboth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Hemlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Thornville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chalfants
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Tarlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- East Ringgold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Knollwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Thacher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Circleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Logan Elm Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Duvall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Adelphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Stella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hope ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Zaleski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Dundas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swartz Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Swartz Mill.
Cemeteries Near Swartz Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swartz Mill.
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 Swartz Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swartz Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Trinity Sponagle Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baron - Graham Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ruff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centenary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Flagdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zwingley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Ream Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Swartz Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Swartz Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swartz Mill, with the one closest to Swartz Mill listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Joe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Joe is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- North Berne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Berne is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Berne
- Sandstone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandstone is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webb Summit is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Summit
- Colfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Maxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Crossenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Avalon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swartz Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swartz Mill.
Newspapers Published in Swartz Mill ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swartz Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swartz Mill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swartz Mill.
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 Swartz Mill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton 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 Swartz Mill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swartz Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |