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 Beverly (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 Beverly. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Beverly is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Beverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beverly:
- Washington County (The home county of Beverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Luke Chute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Churchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Alden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Devola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Warner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Whipple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Armadale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Big Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Amesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Stewart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Youba
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Guysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Coolville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glouster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buffalo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Senecaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Byesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Murray City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Orbiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Jobs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Meigs County
- Tuppers Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Edwina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Stockport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reinersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Todds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Chesterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McConnelsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Malta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Joy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Wrightstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Museville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Cannelville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Buckeye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Dungannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Olive Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Hoskinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fulda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Belle Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sarahsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rendville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Congo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Drakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Hemlock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Crooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ludington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Roseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Willow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Horseneck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- DeLong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Tyler County (WV)
- Friendly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Williamstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Parkers Towne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Blennerhassett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Valley Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lubeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Eli
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eli is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Dallison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beverly, see our County-by-County Page for Beverly.
Cemeteries Near Beverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beverly.
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 Beverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Beverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Waterford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Round Bottom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Memorial Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (760 more) ...
- Devol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 Beverly had a population of 795 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Beverly had a population of 1,336 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beverly, with the one closest to Beverly listed first.
- Waterford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hayward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Equity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Equity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
- Coal Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
- Moscow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Center Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Bend is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Bend
- Relief
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Relief is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Beckett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beckett is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Swift
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swift is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Luke Chute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Watertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Mill Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Hackney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beverly.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Beverly ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beverly.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Beverly. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Beverly and those printed in the larger area surrounding Beverly.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of Beverly.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Beverly:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wood 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 Beverly, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |