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 White Cottage (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 White Cottage. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
White Cottage is located in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near White Cottage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Cottage:
- Muskingum County (The home county of White Cottage)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Fultonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- North Zanesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Wortley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Blue Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Hartleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trimble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Bessemer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Greens Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Truetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Cooperdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Conesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Coshocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Rushville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- West Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lakeside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Pleasantville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Millersport
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thurston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Claysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluebell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Meadow Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Abledell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Cambridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Oldham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Buffalo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Byesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Orbiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Bladensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Gratiot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Ben
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Harbor Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Heath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Deavertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McConnelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Neelysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Westland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Reinersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Hoskinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Mount Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Mount Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Crooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Chalfants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Rehoboth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Somerset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Carthon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Washington County
- Luke Chute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Cottage, see our County-by-County Page for White Cottage.
Cemeteries Near White Cottage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Cottage.
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 White Cottage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Cottage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Jacob Cherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wesley Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Uniontown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- The Uniontown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fultonham Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Fultonham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- The Goshen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Methodist Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore - Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Horn Cemetery
- The Moore - Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore - Horne Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roseville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Boyd Old United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyd Cemetery
- Robert Boyd Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Springfield Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maynard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, White Cottage had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Cottage, with the one closest to White Cottage listed first.
- Fultonham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Lewis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Muskingum is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- South Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Saltillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Brush Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Sego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
- Redfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Cannelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Stovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stovertown is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovertown
- Sealover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sealover is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Cottage. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Cottage.
Newspapers Published in White Cottage ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Cottage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Cottage, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Cottage.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 White Cottage:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington 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 White Cottage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Cottage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |