Welcome to Byesville ...

The village of Byesville is located in Guernsey County<1>.

The location of Byesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Byesville: BEYES-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Byesville has a population of 2,354 people<4> (see below for details).

Byesville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Byesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Byesville is located in the (740) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Byesville had an population of 2,354 people. This is a decrease of 3.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Byesville had a population of 2,438 people (which is 6.08% of the total population of Guernsey County). This makes Byesville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Byesville represents 0.02% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 361st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,438 people, the population of Byesville decreased 5.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,574 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Byesville.

Communities near Byesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Byesville.

• Cambridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <6>
• Barnesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <6>
• New Concord
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <6>
• Caldwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <6>
• Quaker City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
  • Quaker City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker City <6>
• Senecaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senecaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senecaville
  • Senecaville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senecaville <6>
• Pleasant City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant City
  • Pleasant City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant City <6>
• Cumberland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
• Lore City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lore City
  • Lore City is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lore City <6>
• Old Washington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Washington
  • Old Washington is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Washington <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Byesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Byesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Byesville. See our Newspapers Page for Byesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byesville ...

Looking for more information about Byesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Byesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Byesville.

Adding Byesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Byesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Byesville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Byesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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