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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 West Point: W. Point
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Point.
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 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.
West Point is located in Morrow 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 Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near West Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Point:
- Morrow County (The home county of West Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Iberia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Blooming Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cardington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Marengo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Mifflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Perrysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Loudonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Galion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crestline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Bucyrus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oceola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- New Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Broken Sword
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Lemert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Ashley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- East Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Olive Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Leonardsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Celeryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Coble Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Delphi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Batemantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Dorema
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fredericktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Mount Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Nunda
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Centerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bangs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Lock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Hartford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Martel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Morral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Prospect
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Maybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Bellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Carrothers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caroline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Bloomville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- Richwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Wyandot
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harpster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duenquat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Upper Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Point, see our County-by-County Page for West Point.
Cemeteries Near West Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Point.
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 Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- West Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garverick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moffit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peace Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Iberia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (522 more) ...
- Tuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Point, with the one closest to West Point listed first.
- Saint James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Surprise ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Iberia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Edison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steam Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Martel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Pulaskiville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- New Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Winchester is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Darlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Crestline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Point.
Newspapers Published in West Point ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Point, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to West Point:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Union 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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |