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 Briarcliff (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 Briarcliff. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Briarcliff is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Briarcliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briarcliff:
- Franklin County (The home county of Briarcliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Reynoldsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blacklick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Brice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Truro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Whitehall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Havens Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Blacklick Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Gahanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewater Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Harlem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Center Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Green ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Vans Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- Africa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa has also been known as:
- East Orange
- Galena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orange Station ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Station
- Stewards Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stewards Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Corners
- Williamsville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Pickerington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lithopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thurston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Fairfield Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Cedar Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Pleasantville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hocking County
- Rockbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milfordton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Five Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Mount Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pataskala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beech ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Beechwood Trails
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Ash ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Kirkersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Outville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Union Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Station
- Green ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Plain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gillivan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sparta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Thornville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Chalfants
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Duvall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Ashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Commercial Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- East Ringgold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Matville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Darbyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Circleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pherson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Jerome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briarcliff, see our County-by-County Page for Briarcliff.
Cemeteries Near Briarcliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briarcliff.
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 Briarcliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briarcliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silent Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hill Road Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seceder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glen Rest Memorial Estate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Havens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Truro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (552 more) ...
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hockman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Briarcliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briarcliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Briarcliff, with the one closest to Briarcliff listed first.
- Reynoldsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blacklick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Truro ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Truro is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
- Brice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Wagram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wagram is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Doneys ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doneys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doneys
- Zimmer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Zimmer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmer
- Pickerington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ovid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Gahanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Groveport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Center is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briarcliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briarcliff.
Newspapers Published in Briarcliff ...
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 364 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briarcliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briarcliff, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briarcliff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Briarcliff:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Hocking County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Briarcliff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Briarcliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |