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 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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Junction: W. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Junction is located in Ross County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Schooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Alma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Massieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Chillicothe is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <1>
- Riton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - North Fork Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fork Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Adelphi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelphi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
- Adelphi is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelphi <1>
- Summithill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summithill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Ross County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- 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)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for King's Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Albany is located in Athens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsville
- Stoutsville is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutsville <1>
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Amanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Amanda is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amanda <1>
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <1>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Ewington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Gallia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <1>
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomingville
- South Bloomingville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bloomingville <1>
- Laurelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurelville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
- Laurelville is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurelville <1>
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Gibisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Rockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Hocking County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <1>
- West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Logan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Logan is located in Hocking County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Coalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Glen Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Petrea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Wellston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
- Wellston is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <1>
- Pattonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Banner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Rempel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <1>
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Point Rock
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Tarlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Tarlton is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarlton <1>
- Thacher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Logan Elm Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Circleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
- Circleville is located in Pickaway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <1>
- Knollwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Bristol Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Beaver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <1>
- Waverly City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <1>
- Peck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Greggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Zahn's Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
- Piketon is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <1>
- Shyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Sargents
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Riverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Harrison Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Lucasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucasville
- Lucasville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucasville <1>
- South Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
- South Webster is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <1>
- Scioto Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Junction, with the one closest to West Junction listed first.
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Hamden is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamden <1>
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- McArthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McArthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <1>
- Zaleski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaleski
- Zaleski is located in Vinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zaleski <1>
- Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Moonville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Vales Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vales Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Wilkesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- 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.
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 first visit 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
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Ross County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fairfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gallia County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hocking County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Meigs County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pickaway County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scioto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Athens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Ross County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Ross County
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sigler Cemetery
- Brocke Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brocke Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brocke Corner Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
- Little Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Mound Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Richmond Dale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Mound Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41844 <5>
- Stockman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- The Stockman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmond Dale Cemetery
- Richmond Hill Cemetery
- Wiseman Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockman Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
- Boblett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boblett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39957 <5>
- Tweed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tweed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tweed Cemetery
- Beals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beals Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Cemetery
- Peecher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peecher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peecher Cemetery
- German Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41039 <5>
- Continue List (723 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
- Tennant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tennant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennant Cemetery
- Londonderry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Londonderry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Londonderry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
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.<6>
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Vigo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Higby
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Ratcliffburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliffburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Cox ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Bee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Schooley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Leo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Byer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Three Locks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Locks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Locks
- Three Locks is located in Ross County
- Antonis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Continue List (21 more) ...
- Omega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Linn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Eagle Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Omega
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Ross County: www.co.ross.oh.us/
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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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2181, Longitude: -82.7682 In this case, the coordinates for West Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |