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 Clayton (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 Clayton. 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.
Clayton is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Clayton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clayton:
- Adams County (The home county of Clayton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Bentonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Bradysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
- Wrightsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Cherry Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Whippoorwill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <2>
- Dunkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Harshasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Youngsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Neel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Ellsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ash Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Arnheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Higginsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higginsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsport
- Higginsport is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higginsport <2>
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Utopia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
- Utopia is located in Clermont County
- Felicity
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicity
- Felicity is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felicity <2>
- Chilo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilo
- Chilo is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilo <2>
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <2>
- Point Isabel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
- Neville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Bantam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Bantam is located in Clermont County
- Elk Lick ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Nicholsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Nicholsville is located in Clermont County
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Clermont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Mowrystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Tree Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Sicily ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Buford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Buford is located in Highland County
- Folsom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Elmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Hollowtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Berrysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Sinking Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Turkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Harwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Rome
- Pike County
- Poplar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Poplar Grove
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Rarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rarden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rarden
- Rarden is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rarden <2>
- Otway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otway
- Otway is located in Scioto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otway <2>
- Youngs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Lombardsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Summit County
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Manchester
- Bracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Germantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Germantown is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <2>
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <2>
- Rock Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Powersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Foster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Bracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <2>
- Neave
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Mount Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Pleasureville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Dalesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Foxport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Beechburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechburg
- Beechburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Flemingsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingsburg
- Flemingsburg is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flemingsburg <2>
- Elizaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizaville
- Elizaville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Nepton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Wallingford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Ewing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Cottageville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Tollesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollesboro
- Tollesboro is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tollesboro <2>
- Burtonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Charters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Vanceburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceburg
- Vanceburg is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceburg <2>
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Camp Dix
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- South Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Rectorville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rectorville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lewisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Weedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedonia
- Weedonia is located in Mason County (KY)
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Mason County (KY)
- Mays Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Lick
- Mays Lick is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mays Lick <2>
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas County (KY)
- Pleasant Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Nicholas County (KY)
- Pleasant Valley
- Pendleton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Bachelors Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bachelors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelors Rest
- Bachelors Rest is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Browning Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Corner
- Browning Corner is located in Pendleton County (KY)
- Caddo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robertson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Mount Olivet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olivet
- Mount Olivet is located in Robertson County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olivet <2>
- Bratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clayton, see our County-by-County Page for Clayton.
Newspapers Published in Clayton ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clayton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clayton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clayton.
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 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 Clayton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clermont County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Highland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Scioto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Summit County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bracken County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fleming County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lewis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mason County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Nicholas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pendleton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Robertson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Brown County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Adams County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Adams County
Cemeteries Near Clayton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clayton.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clayton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery
- Brier Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brier Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southeast of Bentonville.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brier Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968919 <5>
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Decatur and Slickaway. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the south of Decatur.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41389 <5>
- Hiett Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiett Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiett Chapel Cemetery
- Bentonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bentonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bentonville Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Kirker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The Kirker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirker Family Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41717 <5>
- Bissinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bissinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bissinger Cemetery
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Hill Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
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- Reader Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reader Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decatur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40519 <5>
- Manchester Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- The Manchester Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manchester Founders Cemetery
- Manchester Second Street Cemetery
- Manchester Street Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1408991 <5>
- Reader Cemetery
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.<7>
While we didn't find Clayton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clayton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clayton, with the one closest to Clayton listed first.
- Neel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hiett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Bradysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Bentonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Ellsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
- Aberdeen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <2>
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <2>
- Redoak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Moranburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Pence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Beasley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Fork
- Beasley Fork is located in Adams County
- Springdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clayton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clayton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clayton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clayton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7437, Longitude: -83.6755 In this case, the coordinates for Clayton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Decatur and Slickaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | 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 Clayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |