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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 Blainesville (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 Blainesville. 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 hospitals 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.

Blainesville is located in Belmont 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 Belmont County: Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).

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

  • Belmont County     (The home county of Blainesville)
  • Carroll County
    • Leesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Guernsey County
  • Harrison County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Adena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dillonvale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillonvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
      • Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
    • Olszeski Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olszeski Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
      • Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
    • Yorkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorkville <2>
    • Highland City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
      • Highland City is located in Jefferson County
    • Tiltonsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiltonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
      • Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
    • Rayland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayland <2>
    • Smithfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
    • Bloomingdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <2>
    • Brilliant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
    • New Alexandria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
      • New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Valley Glen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Beallsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
      • Beallsville is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Wilson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Jerusalem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerusalem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Ozark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Miltonsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miltonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Coats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coats
      • From Blainesville to Coats
    • Mount Carrick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Woodsfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Laings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Benwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
      • Benwood is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Benwood
      • From Blainesville to Benwood
    • Lewisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble County
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • West Chester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dennison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Peoli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Greene County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Ryerson Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McCracken
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCracken. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
      • McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McCracken
      • From Blainesville to McCracken
  • Washington County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • West Alexander
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Beham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
      • Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beham
      • From Blainesville to Beham
    • Coon Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
    • Acheson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acheson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
      • Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Acheson
      • From Blainesville to Acheson
    • West Middletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
      • West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Jefferson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Intent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Claysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pattersons Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hanlin Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Paris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Brooke County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Windsor Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Beech Bottom
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dutch Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
      • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Wellsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <2>
    • Shank Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shank Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
      • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Follansbee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hooverson Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooverson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
      • Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Weirton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Zalia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
      • Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zalia
      • From Blainesville to Zalia
  • Marshall County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Benwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • McMechen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Dale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dale
      • Glen Dale is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Dale <2>
    • Glendale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glendale
      • From Blainesville to Glendale
    • Sherrard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherrard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
      • Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherrard
      • From Blainesville to Sherrard
    • Moundsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Limestone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Limestone
      • From Blainesville to Limestone
    • Dallas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knoxville
      • From Blainesville to Knoxville
    • Calis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
      • Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Calis
      • From Blainesville to Calis
    • Rosbys Rock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blainesville, with the one closest to Blainesville listed first.
    • Wheeling
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Echo Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bethlehem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Triadelphia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • West Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
      • West Liberty is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <2>
    • Point Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Valley Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Potomac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potomac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
      • Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Potomac
      • From Blainesville to Potomac
  • Wetzel County (WV)

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

Cemeteries Near Blainesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blainesville.

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 Blainesville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeling Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Clairsville Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Barton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardesty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardesty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardesty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farmington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Belmont Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Berry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 Blainesville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blainesville.

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

  • Maynard
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
    • Maynard is located in Belmont County
  • Crescent
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crescent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Belmont County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crescent
    • From Blainesville to Crescent
  • Saint Clairsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Barton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairpoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairpoint
    • Fairpoint is located in Belmont County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairpoint <2>
  • Pleasant Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Belmont County
  • Shepherdstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
    • Shepherdstown is located in Belmont County
  • Crabapple
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
    • Crabapple is located in Belmont County
  • Bannock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Richland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Colerain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harrisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Blaine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Morningview
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morningview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningview
      • Morningview is located in Belmont County
    • Mount Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Blainesville ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blainesville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blainesville, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blainesville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blainesville:

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

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Blainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blainesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blainesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1220, Longitude: -80.8881    









 

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