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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...
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 Union: W. Union
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 and 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 Union is located in Adams County and is the County Seat.
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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near West Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Union:
- Adams County (The home county of West Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Whippoorwill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Dunkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Lynx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Cherry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- Bradysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Seaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
- Seaman is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <2>
- Blue Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
- Blue Creek is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Creek <2>
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Neel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Ellsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Ash Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Aberdeen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
- Fincastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
- Arnheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Sardinia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
- Sardinia is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <2>
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Utopia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Felicity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
- Felicity is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <2>
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Elmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Mowrystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sinking Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Berrysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Turkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Sicily ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Buford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Hollowtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
- Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Newfain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Latham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Latham is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <2>
- Cynthiana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Spellman Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Wakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Rarden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
- Rarden is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <2>
- Otway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Otway is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <2>
- Youngs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Lombardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Arion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Scioto County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannoah Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- West Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Lucasville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucasville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
- Portsmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
- Rosemount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <2>
- Chatham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <2>
- Rock Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Carter County (KY)
- Smiths Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Smiths Creek
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Foxport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Pleasureville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Beechburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Dalesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Flemingsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <2>
- Wallingford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Ryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Nepton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Muses Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Elizaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenup County (KY)
- South Portsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- South Portsmouth
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Cottageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Charters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Tollesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollesboro
- Tollesboro is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tollesboro <2>
- Vanceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <2>
- Burtonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Camp Dix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Firebrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Maysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- Rectorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- South Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Minerva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Weedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Weedonia is located in Mason County (KY)
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Mason County (KY)
- Mays Lick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Lick
- Mays Lick is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mays Lick <2>
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Union, see our County-by-County Page for West Union.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West Union ...
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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Union.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West Union. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West Union and those printed in the larger area surrounding West Union.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> of West Union.
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 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 Union:
- 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 Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clermont County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Highland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence 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
- Summit County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bracken County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fleming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Greenup County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lewis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Adams County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Adams County
Cemeteries Near West Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Union.
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 Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pumpkin Ridge Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
- Kirker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- The Kirker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirker Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41717 <5>
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Ralston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralston Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
- Satterfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Satterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Satterfield Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Loughridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loughridge Cemetery
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- Quinn Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinn Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn Chapel Cemetery
- Fenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fenton Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
- Quinn Chapel 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Union had a population of 825 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, West Union had a population of 3,147 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Union, with the one closest to West Union listed first.
- Beasley Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Fork
- Beasley Fork is located in Adams County
- Bentonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Dunkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Pence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Moore ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Wheat Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheat Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Waggoner Ripple ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waggoner Ripple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Ripple
- Waggoner Ripple is located in Adams County
- Lynx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Cherry Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Eckmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckmansville
- Eckmansville is located in Adams County
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- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- Cedar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Cedar Mills is located in Adams County
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Manchester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Union.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Union. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <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 Union) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Union. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7956, Longitude: -83.5429 |
| <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 Union, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |