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 West Jackson (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 West Jackson. 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 West Jackson ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Jackson: W. Jackson
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Jackson. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Jackson.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
West Jackson is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near West Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Jackson:
- Union County (The home county of West Jackson)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Richwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Milford Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Oceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Bucyrus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Radnor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Meredith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mount Blanchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Stark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Mount Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jumbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Roundhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- West Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Middleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Belle Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Bellefontaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Chuckery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Green Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Morral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Shawtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Westfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Marseilles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wyandot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Kirby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for West Jackson.
Cemeteries Near West Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Jackson.
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 West Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Burnside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cheney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schertzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertzer Cemetery
- The Schertzer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Byhalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guthery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zieg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Vestal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- York Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sommersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find West Jackson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Jackson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Jackson, with the one closest to West Jackson listed first.
- Arbela
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- Byhalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Richwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Woodland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- DeCliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Green Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- West Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pharisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Jackson.
Newspapers Published in West Jackson ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Jackson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Jackson, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Jackson.
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 West Jackson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Wyandot 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 West Jackson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |