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 Clay (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 Clay. 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 doctors and 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.
Clay 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 Clay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clay:
- Jackson County (The home county of Clay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Banner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
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- Rempel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
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- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blackfork Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
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- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
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- Pattonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
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- Altoona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
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- Coalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Glen Roy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Glade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Athens County
- Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Edna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rio Grande
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Vinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ewington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
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- Cora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
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- Kerr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
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- Sherritts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Greasy Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Pedro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Aid
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Kitts Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Andis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Linnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Point Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Langsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rutland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Shyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Zahn's Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Sargents
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Bristol Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Glen Jean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Coopersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Alma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Deadman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Hales Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Scioto Furnace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Minford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Slocum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Sciotodale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Powellsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotoville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Hamden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Oreton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Arbaugh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- McArthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Frost
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- South Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Raceland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Wurtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Greenup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- Firebrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Gallipolis Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Beale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Hogsett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- West Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Arlee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clay, see our County-by-County Page for Clay.
Cemeteries Near Clay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clay.
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 Clay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Arthur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McNeal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zoar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Buckley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (798 more) ...
- McKitterick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Clay had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.
- Banner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rempel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Camba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camba
- Rocky Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Kitchen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kitchen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
- Keystone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Monroe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Thurman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thurman is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Orpheus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
- Grahamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grahamsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamsville
- Eifort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eifort is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eifort
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Peniel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peniel is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clay.
Newspapers Published in Clay ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clay, 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 Clay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Clay:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Mason 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 Clay, 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- Clay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |