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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Winona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Winona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Winona, please Contact Us.
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 Winona (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 Winona. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Winona is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking 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 Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Winona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winona:
- Hocking County (The home county of Winona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Sand Run Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Union Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Candy Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- New Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Rockbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jobs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Murray City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orbiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Bessemer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Nelsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Buchtel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Glouster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Chauncey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Pleasantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Thurston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Amanda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baltimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Millersport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Canal Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buckeye Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Gratiot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Kirkersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Heath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Deavertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Morganville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Elliott Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Eagleport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Chesterhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McConnelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Todds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Neelysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Fultonham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Blue Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Philo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zanesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- New Straitsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avalon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carthon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Congo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rendville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Knollwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Thacher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Ross County
- Adelphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Zaleski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- McArthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Arbaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Oreton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winona, see our County-by-County Page for Winona.
Cemeteries Near Winona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winona.
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 Winona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Webb's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rhodes & Huddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes & Huddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhodes & Huddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Logan.
- The Rhodes & Huddle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huddle Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42885 <4>
- Fellowship United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Otterbein Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Danison - Nixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (675 more) ...
- Old Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Winona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Webb Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb Summit is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Summit
- Maxville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Maxville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Gore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gore is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Logan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Straitsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Joe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Joe is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe
- Sand Run Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Shawnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCuneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McCuneville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuneville
- Dicksonton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dicksonton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonton
- Crossenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Haydenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haydenville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Sand Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winona.
Newspapers Published in Winona ...
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 Winona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winona, 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 Winona.
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 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 Winona:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Winona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Winona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |