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 Wakatomika (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 Wakatomika. 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 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.
Wakatomika is located in Coshocton 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 Coshocton County: Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Muskingum & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Wakatomika. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakatomika:
- Coshocton County (The home county of Wakatomika)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Cooperdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- West Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Mohawk Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- New Guilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Nellie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Coshocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Fairfield County
- Fairfield Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Birds Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Kimbolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Abledell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Clio ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Brady ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Byesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Stillwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Charm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farmerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Miley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Holmesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Bladensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Martinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pipesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Millwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Buckeye City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Gambier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Reform
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Wilkins Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Gratiot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Trinway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rock Cut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Black Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Nashport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Zanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Wortley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Mount Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Glenford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chalfants
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Redfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Thornville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Crooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Newcomerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Postboy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Baltic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Bernice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Port Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Stone Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sugarcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakatomika, see our County-by-County Page for Wakatomika.
Cemeteries Near Wakatomika ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakatomika.
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 Wakatomika - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakatomika covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Tomika Regular Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chalfant Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chalfant Meeting House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Compton Cemetery
- Hamilton Valley Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
- Union Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broomstick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bedford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mill Fork Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Branch Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Branch Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Branch Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Continue List (552 more) ...
- West Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Christian Church 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wakatomika had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakatomika, with the one closest to Wakatomika listed first.
- Cooperdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Tunnel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
- Trinway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Moscow is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moscow
- West Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Carlisle is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carlisle
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willowbrook ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Tyrone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyrone is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Frazeysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Mills
- Perryton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perryton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mohawk Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Conesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakatomika. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakatomika.
Newspapers Published in Wakatomika ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakatomika.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakatomika, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wakatomika.
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 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 Wakatomika:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Coshocton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas 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 Wakatomika, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wakatomika) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |