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 Veto (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 Veto. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Veto is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Veto. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Veto:
- Washington County (The home county of Veto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Vincent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
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- Napier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County
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- Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corner is located in Washington County
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- Barlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
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- Porterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
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- Redbush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
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- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
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- Decaturville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
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- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
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- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
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- Churchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
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- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Youba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
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- Coolville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
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- Big Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
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- Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
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- Vanderhoof
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
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- Guysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
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- Amesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
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- Carsey Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
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- Pratts Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
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- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Murray City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orbiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
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- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
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- Jobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
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- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
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- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
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- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bashan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
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- Spiller
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
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- Welshtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Dorcas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
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- Racine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Syracuse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
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- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Chesterhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Todds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
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- Joy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
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- Westland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
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- Wrightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
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- Elliott Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
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- Hackney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
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- Neelysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
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- Reinersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
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- Malta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Dungannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
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- Crooked Tree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
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- Dexter City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Harriettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
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- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Fulda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
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- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Drakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
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- Rendville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
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- Hemlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Neptune
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Skull Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Ravenswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Odaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County (WV)
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- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Hartford City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Willow Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
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- Horseneck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Belmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- DeLong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Petroleum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Cisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Rusk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
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- Cairo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oxbow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Cornwallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- League
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Greencastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
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- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Windy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
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- Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Elizabeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
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- Peewee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lubeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Parkersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Boaz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Eli
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Parkers Towne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Veto, see our County-by-County Page for Veto.
Cemeteries Near Veto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Veto.
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 Veto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Veto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Hopkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Veto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dunham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Barnett Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Decatur Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (799 more) ...
- Edelen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barlow Central 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Veto had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Veto, with the one closest to Veto listed first.
- Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Dunham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dunham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham
- Vincent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Napier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Barlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Dunbar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunbar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Fillmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Porterfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Fleming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Qualey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Qualey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualey
- Little Hocking
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Blennerhassett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Layman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Layman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Veto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Veto.
Newspapers Published in Veto ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Veto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Veto, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Veto.
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 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 Veto:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Veto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Veto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |