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 University Heights (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 University Heights. 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 University Heights ...
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 University Heights: University Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named University Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for University Heights.
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 and hospitals 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.
University Heights is located in Athens 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 Athens County: Hocking, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near University Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to University Heights:
- Athens County (The home county of University Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carsey Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Chauncey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Pratts Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Kyger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Alice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Cheshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Vinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Rio Grande
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Candy Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Orbiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- New Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sand Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Union Furnace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Sand Run Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Mount Pleasant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Wellston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Point Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Langsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Tuppers Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Welshtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Middleport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Wrightstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Todds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Stockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Malta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- New Straitsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Congo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rendville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Vales Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Ural ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oreton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- McArthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Decaturville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Napier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Redbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Wolf Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Barlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Luke Chute
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Belpre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(29 miles [46.7 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 University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Skull Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willowdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Mason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- West Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Meadowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Letart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Flatrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Blennerhassett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Parkersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to University Heights, see our County-by-County Page for University Heights.
Cemeteries Near University Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of University Heights.
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 University Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for University Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Higgin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snowden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bassett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gilham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alexander Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Littler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Athens Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (780 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fagan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 University Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of University Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
- Fisher
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Pleasanton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grosvenor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grosvenor is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor
- Lysander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lysander is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysander
- Armitage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Shade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamley Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamley Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamley Run
- Mineral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Knox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bolins Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Glen Ebon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glen Ebon is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ebon
- Snowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snowville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around University Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around University Heights.
Newspapers Published in University Heights ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around University Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of University Heights, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for University Heights.
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 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 University Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Athens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
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| <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 University Heights, 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- University Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |