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 Brister (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 Brister. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Brister is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Brister. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brister:
- Monroe County (The home county of Brister)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Miltonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Woodsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Jerusalem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Graysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Coats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Wilson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Beallsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Armstrongs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Captina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Jacobsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Warnock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- East Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Quaker City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Buffalo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lore City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Elizabethtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Bluebell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Byesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Reinersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Rix Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- New Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mud Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Batesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Mount Ephraim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Fulda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Kennonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Sarahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Harriettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dexter City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Belle Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Peoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- West Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Macksburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Lower Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Gasville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Whipple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Ward ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Grandview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Matamoras
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Lowell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Glen Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Moundsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Sugar Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- DeLong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Willow Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Friendly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Paden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sistersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Minnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Wood County (WV)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brister, see our County-by-County Page for Brister.
Cemeteries Near Brister ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brister.
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 Brister - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brister covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Bracken Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Danford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Aaron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hannash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisville German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (635 more) ...
- Calais Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curtis Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherland Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brister had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brister, with the one closest to Brister listed first.
- Burkhart
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burkhart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart
- Doherty
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Swazey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Swazey is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swazey
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Monroefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monroefield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroefield
- Calais
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calais is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Steamtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Whigville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Hartshorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Miltonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brister. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brister.
Newspapers Published in Brister ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brister.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brister, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brister.
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 Brister:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel 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> | 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 Brister, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brister) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |