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 Washington Meadows (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 Washington Meadows. 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.
Name Variations for Washington Meadows ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Washington Meadows: Washington Mdws.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Washington Meadows is located in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County: Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Madison & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Meadows. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Meadows:
- Pickaway County (The home county of Washington Meadows)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Thacher
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Knollwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Circleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Tarlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Stoutsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lithopolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pickerington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Cook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington Court House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Lockbourne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canal Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Bright ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Groveport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Obetz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edward ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Grove City Country Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Grove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Laurelville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Bloomingville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Jackson County
- Ray
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Etna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summit Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Kirkersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Pataskala
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Perry County
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Peck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Adelphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Clarksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Riton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Fork Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Deadman Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Vinton County
- Stella
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Meadows, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Meadows.
Cemeteries Near Washington Meadows ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Meadows.
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 Washington Meadows - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Meadows covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- St. Pauls Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morris United Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pontious Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ludwig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Infirmary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice & Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dresbach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (610 more) ...
- Spengler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stoutsville Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Washington Meadows in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Meadows.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Meadows, with the one closest to Washington Meadows listed first.
- Circleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Tarlton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Ringgold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whisler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whisler is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Yellowbud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Drinkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Drinkle is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkle
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nebraska is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Amanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Meadows. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Meadows.
Newspapers Published in Washington Meadows ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Meadows.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Meadows, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington Meadows.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Washington Meadows:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Pickaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Ross 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 Washington Meadows, 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' (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- Washington Meadows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |