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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 Birmingham (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 Birmingham. 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.

Name Variations for Birmingham ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Over the years, Birmingham had several name changes:

  • Prior to its current name of Birmingham, it was known as Milnersville.
  • Before changing to Milnersville, it was named New Birmingham.
  • Birmingham was originally named New Birmingham

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

A Few Details for Birmingham ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

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 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 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.

Birmingham is located in Guernsey County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.

Below are the counties that are near Birmingham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Birmingham:

  • Guernsey County     (The home county of Birmingham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Odell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winterset
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Antrim
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brady ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
      • Brady is located in Guernsey County
    • Londonderry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clio ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
      • Clio is located in Guernsey County
    • Kimbolton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimbolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbolton
      • Kimbolton is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimbolton <2>
    • Easton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Easton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Guernsey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Easton
      • From Birmingham to Easton
    • Elizabethtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Old Washington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Washington
      • Old Washington is located in Guernsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Washington <2>
    • Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlebourne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds Run
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Belmont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Holloway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holloway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Belmont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Hendrysburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Barnesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Flushing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Belmont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Lafferty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethesda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <2>
    • Oco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Belmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bannock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Loomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Belmont County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hunter
      • From Birmingham to Hunter
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Leesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Leesville is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Sherrodsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
      • Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
    • Leavittsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Queensboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dellroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Valleyview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleyview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
      • Valleyview is located in Carroll County
  • Coshocton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
    • West Lafayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
      • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <2>
    • Fresno
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Chili
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canal Lewisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Conesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Coshocton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • New Bedford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Feed Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tappan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tappan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tappan
      • From Birmingham to Tappan
    • Cassville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bowerston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerston
      • Bowerston is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowerston <2>
    • Conotton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Athens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • New Athens is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Athens
      • From Birmingham to New Athens
    • Cadiz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Scio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
      • Scio is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <2>
    • Narva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jewett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
      • Jewett is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <2>
    • Unionvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Holmes County
  • Jefferson County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Miltonsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
      • Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Jerusalem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
      • Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Wilson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Lewisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ozark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • New Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
      • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <2>
    • Norwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rix Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rix Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
      • Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rix Mills
      • From Birmingham to Rix Mills
    • Adamsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wills Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wills Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
      • Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
    • Seawright ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
      • Seawright is located in Muskingum County
    • Rock Cut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Cut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
      • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rock Cut
      • From Birmingham to Rock Cut
    • McDonald
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDonald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • McDonald is located in Muskingum County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McDonald
      • From Birmingham to McDonald
    • Dresden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Gilbert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Trinway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.
    • Peoli
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bernice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Postboy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Postboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
      • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Postboy
      • From Birmingham to Postboy
    • Stillwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stillwater
      • From Birmingham to Stillwater
    • Newcomerstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Washington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
      • Port Washington is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Washington <2>
    • Gnadenhutten
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gnadenhutten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnadenhutten
      • Gnadenhutten is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gnadenhutten <2>
    • Wolf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wolf
      • From Birmingham to Wolf
    • Tuscarawas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscarawas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
      • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Dennison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
      • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <2>
    • Stone Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
      • Stone Creek is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone Creek <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Birmingham, see our County-by-County Page for Birmingham.

Cemeteries Near Birmingham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Birmingham.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Birmingham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.

  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Birmingham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clear Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clear Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Irish Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irish Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irish Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • George Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Engle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Engle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Engle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Peoli Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Peoli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Peoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Peoli Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Peoli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Peoli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peoli Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glenview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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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.<5>

While we didn't find Birmingham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Birmingham.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Birmingham, with the one closest to Birmingham listed first.

  • Odell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Peoli
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Antrim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Berwyn ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Tuscarawas County
  • North Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
    • North Salem is located in Guernsey County
  • Brady ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Guernsey County
  • Booth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
    • Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Kimbolton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimbolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbolton
    • Kimbolton is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimbolton <2>
  • Clio ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Guernsey County
  • Gilmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Londonderry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Tyner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Tyner is located in Guernsey County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Postboy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Postboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
      • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Postboy
      • From Birmingham to Postboy
    • Guernsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Guernsey County
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Birmingham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birmingham.

Newspapers Published in Birmingham ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Birmingham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Birmingham, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Birmingham.

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 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 Birmingham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birmingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<5>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 Birmingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Birmingham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birmingham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1754, Longitude: -81.4379    









 

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