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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with View, 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 View (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 View. 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 View is historic, it would have been located within present day Ross 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 Ross County: Fayette, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Pickaway, Pike & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to View:
- Ross County (The home county of View)
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Andersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- North Fork Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Riton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Musselman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Chillicothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Roxabell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Lattaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clinton County
- Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Stoutsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amanda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lithopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Washington Court House
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Bloomingburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Hagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Yatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lockbourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Grove City Country Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barretts Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- New Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- East Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Bridges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Leesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sinking Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Turkey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Laurelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Ray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Williamsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Thacher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Circleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Pherson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Knollwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Grange Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Tarlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Peck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Spellman Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Mount Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Cynthiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Greggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Stella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to View, see our County-by-County Page for View.
Cemeteries Near View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Biers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe Correctional Institute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andersonville Cemetery
- Bowdle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Draper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (623 more) ...
- Overly Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crouse Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Noble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from View, with the one closest to View listed first.
- Andersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Slate Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Slate Mills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
- Hopetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopetown is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopetown
- Greenland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Musselman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Kinnikinnick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Chillicothe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Roxabell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Lattaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Newingburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newingburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newingburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around View. See our List of 1890's Communities around View.
Newspapers Published in View ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of View, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 View:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Vinton 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 View, 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |