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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Zeal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Zeal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zeal, 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 Zeal (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 Zeal. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Zeal is historic, it would have been located within present day Meigs 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 Meigs County: Athens, Gallia, Vinton, Jackson (WV), Mason (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Zeal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zeal:
- Meigs County (The home county of Zeal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Point Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pomeroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Tuppers Plains
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bashan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Mineral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Armitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- The Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Chauncey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Alice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Kyger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Carlton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carlton is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Cheshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cheshire is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kerr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rio Grande
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mills Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Union Furnace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Candy Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Jobs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Murray City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Sand Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- South Bloomingville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Logan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Wellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Ray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Banner ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Limerick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Oak Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Wrightstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Elliott Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Chesterhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- New Straitsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Congo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Adelphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Vales Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Arbaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Ural ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Zaleski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Wilkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hamden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Stella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Decaturville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Decaturville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Fillmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Neptune
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Hartford City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- New Haven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Meadowbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flatrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Letart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Letart is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart
- Gallipolis Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Wood County (WV)
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zeal, see our County-by-County Page for Zeal.
Cemeteries Near Zeal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zeal.
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 Zeal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zeal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Bowens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cumming Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Castor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (755 more) ...
- School Lot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Zeal in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zeal.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zeal, with the one closest to Zeal listed first.
- Vales Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Mount Blanco
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
- Arbaugh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Bolins Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bolins Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolins Mills
- Point Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Valley Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Ford is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ford
- Carpenter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Radcliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Radcliff is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
- Dyesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dyesville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyesville
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ural ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hawks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hawks is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zeal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zeal.
Newspapers Published in Zeal ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zeal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zeal, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zeal.
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 Zeal:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Meigs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Washington County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Wood 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 Zeal, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Zeal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |