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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Vesuvius. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vesuvius to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vesuvius, please Contact Us.
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 Vesuvius (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 Vesuvius. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Vesuvius is historic, it would have been located within present day Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd (KY), Greenup (KY), Gallia, Jackson, Scioto, Cabell (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Vesuvius. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vesuvius:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Vesuvius)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Pedro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Ironton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Kitts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Coal Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Andis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Aid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Sheridan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Linnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Sherritts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Patriot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crown City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Cora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bladen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Eureka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County
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- Rodney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kerr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Edna ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Powellsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Haverhill Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wheelersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Slocum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- South Webster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Harrison Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Millseat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cliffside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Princess
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Princess is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Mavity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavity
- Rush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lockwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Pactolus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Kehoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Denton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Hitchins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Mount Savage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Boone Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Jeriel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Carter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willard is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Smiths Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Worthington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Raceland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Flatwoods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Greenup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Lloyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Argillite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lawrence County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Buchanan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Estep ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Fallsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Firebrick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guyandotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guyandotte is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyandotte
- Hodges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Reid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Crown City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Pea Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Melissa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Melissa is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
- Barboursville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fudges Creek is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudges Creek
- Sarah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sarah is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Apple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hogsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Beale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Kenova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ceredo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Hubbardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vesuvius, see our County-by-County Page for Vesuvius.
Cemeteries Near Vesuvius ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vesuvius.
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 Vesuvius - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vesuvius covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Tunnel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vesuvius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Etna Furnace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pigeon Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- La Grange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hecla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (782 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Creek MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett 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.
Vesuvius itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vesuvius, with the one closest to Vesuvius listed first.
- Royersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Royersville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royersville
- Pedro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Hecla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hecla is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
- Lawrence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Hanging Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dean ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dean is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Bartles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bartles is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartles
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Wurtland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Coal Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Forestdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forestdale is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Cherryville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vesuvius. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vesuvius.
Newspapers Published in Vesuvius ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vesuvius.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vesuvius, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vesuvius.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Vesuvius:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Scioto County
- Boyd County
- Carter County
- Greenup County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Mason County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Vesuvius, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vesuvius) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |