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 Three Forks (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 Three Forks. 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 Three Forks ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Forks: Three Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Forks.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Three Forks is located in Noble County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Three Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Forks:
- Noble County (The home county of Three Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- South Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Dexter City
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Caldwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Crooked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Dungannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Fulda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Belle Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sarahsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Armadale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Amesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Barnesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Byesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Lore City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Meadow Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Quaker City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Plainview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Woodsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Coats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Jerusalem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mount Carrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Laings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McConnelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Malta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Todds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Westland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Chesterhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Elliott Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Museville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Rix Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- McDonald
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Blue Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- New Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Buckeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Warner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Lowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Luke Chute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Churchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Devola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Dalzell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Horseneck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Friendly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkers Towne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Parkersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Three Forks.
Cemeteries Near Three Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Forks.
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 Three Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Tiltonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Schriver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dudley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Noyes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Olive Cemetery is located in the vicinity of South Olive
- Danford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (675 more) ...
- Old Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris 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.<3>
While we didn't find Three Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Three Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Forks, with the one closest to Three Forks listed first.
- Dudley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Keith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keith is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- South Olive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Rich Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Dexter City
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Crooked Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Ashton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Macksburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duvall is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Olive Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fulda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Hoskinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Reinersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Forks.
Newspapers Published in Three Forks ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Forks, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Forks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Three Forks:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Three Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |