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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 Junction (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 Junction. 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 Junction ...
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 Junction: W. Junction
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Junction.
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 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.
West Junction 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 West Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Junction:
- Ross County (The home county of West Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Adelphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Summithill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Stoutsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Amanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Alice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Apple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- 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
- Rockbridge
(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
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Ray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Banner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(25 miles [40.2 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 West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thacher
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(5 miles [8 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
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- 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)
- Peck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Greggs
(14 miles [22.5 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Purdy Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Minford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Harrison Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Lucasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Scioto Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oreton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Ural ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Vales Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- 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 West Junction, see our County-by-County Page for West Junction.
Cemeteries Near West Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Junction.
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 Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Sigler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brocke Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elliot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stockman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockman Cemetery
- The Stockman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmond Dale Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boblett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tweed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peecher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- German Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (724 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tennant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 West Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Vigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vigo is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
- Higby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Higby is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higby
- Ratcliffburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Cox ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Bee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Schooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Byer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Three Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Antonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antonis is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonis
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Linn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Junction.
Newspapers Published in West Junction ...
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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Junction, 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 West Junction.
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 professional and volunteer 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 West Junction:
- 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 West Junction, 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- West Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |