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 Byer (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 Byer. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Byer is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Byer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Byer:
- Jackson County (The home county of Byer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Ray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Coalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Nelsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Armitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Bessemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Chauncey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Stoutsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Alice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rio Grande
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Rodney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kerr
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kyger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Laurelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Union Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- West Logan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Candy Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Point Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Greggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Glen Jean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Peck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Adelphi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Kingston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summithill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Andersonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Hales Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- Harrison Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- South Webster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Minford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Scioto Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Lucasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Slocum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ural ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Hope ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Byer, see our County-by-County Page for Byer.
Cemeteries Near Byer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byer.
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 Byer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Byer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Byers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dozer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crosby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (745 more) ...
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Byer had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Byer, with the one closest to Byer listed first.
- Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Leo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Bee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Coalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Wellston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliffburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ratcliffburg is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliffburg
- Allensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Ironton Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dundas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 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 Byer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byer.
Newspapers Published in Byer ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byer, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byer.
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 Byer:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton 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 Byer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Byer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |