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 Vigo (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 Vigo. 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 doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Vigo is located in 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 Vigo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vigo:
- Ross County (The home county of Vigo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Massieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Chillicothe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Summithill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Stoutsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Amanda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Alice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Laurelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Bloomingville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Gibisonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Jackson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Elmwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Peck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Shyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Minford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lucasville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- South Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Hamden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Zaleski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Arbaugh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Vales Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vigo, see our County-by-County Page for Vigo.
Cemeteries Near Vigo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vigo.
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 Vigo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vigo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Tweed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Londonderry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peecher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claypool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stockman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockman Cemetery
- The Stockman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmond Dale Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Sigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boblett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ackley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (715 more) ...
- Timmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brocke Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vigo had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vigo, with the one closest to Vigo listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Cox ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Schooley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Higby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Ratcliffburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Three Locks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Tucson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Bee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Eagle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Antonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antonis is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Omega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Byer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Alma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vigo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vigo.
Newspapers Published in Vigo ...
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 161 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vigo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vigo, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vigo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Vigo:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 Vigo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vigo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |