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 Whisler (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 Whisler. 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Whisler is located in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County: Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Madison & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Whisler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whisler:
- Pickaway County (The home county of Whisler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- East Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Athens County
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Stoutsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Amanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lithopolis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- Cook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Lockbourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canal Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Bright ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Groveport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Obetz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Edward ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edward is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward
- Edward has also been known as:
- Edwards Station
- Valley Crossing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Crossing is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
- Grove City Country Club
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- South Bloomingville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Rockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- West Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Altoona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Madison County
- Mount Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perry County
- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Greggs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Piketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zahn's Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Andersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Riton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Schooley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- North Fork Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Massieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Clarksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Musselman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whisler, see our County-by-County Page for Whisler.
Cemeteries Near Whisler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whisler.
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 Whisler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whisler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Prairieview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bald Knob Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Throckmorton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Imler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hallsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hallsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hallsville.
- The Hallsville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dresbach Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41948 <2>
- Green Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- The Meade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem United Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303911 <2>
- Salem Reform Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem White Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem White Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem White Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Kingston.
- The Salem White Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
- Leasure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adelphi Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (640 more) ...
- Belleview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- The Belleview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Strouse Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rice & Black 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whisler had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whisler, with the one closest to Whisler listed first.
- Hallsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Adelphi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Laurelville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tarlton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- South Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Perry is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perry
- Kinnikinnick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Stoutsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Apple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Haynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drinkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drinkle is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkle
- Tucson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tucson is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whisler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whisler.
Newspapers Published in Whisler ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whisler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whisler, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whisler.
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 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 Whisler:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Pickaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Ross 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> | 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- Whisler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Whisler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |