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 Vicksville (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 Vicksville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Vicksville is located in Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Vicksville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vicksville:
- Morgan County (The home county of Vicksville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Elliott Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
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- Westland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Morganville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Joy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Todds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Deavertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Eagleport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Neelysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Glouster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Amesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Bessemer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Armadale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Chauncey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Orbiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Gratiot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Blue Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cannelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Museville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Darlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Fultonham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Philo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Buckeye
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- South Zanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Zanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Dungannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Olive Green
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Crooked Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Belle Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Congo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Rendville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Hemlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Straitsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Ural ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
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- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Luke Chute
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Wolf Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Beverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Decaturville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Napier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Napier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
- Watertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Barlow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Vincent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Redbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Churchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Porterfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Boaz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Lubeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vicksville, see our County-by-County Page for Vicksville.
Cemeteries Near Vicksville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vicksville.
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 Vicksville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vicksville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pisgah Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bishopville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tinker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glouster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stuart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lefever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (720 more) ...
- Ringgold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Vicksville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vicksville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vicksville, with the one closest to Vicksville listed first.
- Bishopville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bishopville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville
- Mountville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mountville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Burr Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burr Oak is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Ringgold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Glouster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Elliott Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Rosseau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosseau is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosseau
- Hamburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hartleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Hollister
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vicksville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vicksville.
Newspapers Published in Vicksville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vicksville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vicksville, 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 Vicksville.
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 Vicksville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Meigs County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Vinton County
- Washington 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 Vicksville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vicksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |