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 Clifford (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 Clifford. 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 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.
Clifford is located in Scioto 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 Scioto County: Greenup (KY), Lewis (KY), Adams, Jackson, Lawrence & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Clifford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifford:
- Scioto County (The home county of Clifford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Rosemount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Minford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Lombardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Otway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- West Portsmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Rarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Jaybird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Blue Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Peebles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lynx
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Dunkinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Louden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Squirrel Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- May Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- May Hill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hill
- Gallia County
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Barretts Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- North Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Marshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Limerick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Petrea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Hanging Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Wetmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Coopersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Piketon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zahn's Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Greggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Nipgen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Summithill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Richmond Dale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Massieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Deadman Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Schooley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Bourneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Chillicothe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- South Shore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grays Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Greenup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Wurtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Tygarts Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Raceland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Firebrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Garrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifford, see our County-by-County Page for Clifford.
Cemeteries Near Clifford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifford.
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 Clifford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Lauman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Luckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Big Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Scioto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Lucasville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Howard #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (680 more) ...
- Russell #2 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clifford had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Coopersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wetmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Wakefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Lucasville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crabtree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crabtree is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sargents
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Shyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Sedan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sedan is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Rushtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rushtown is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
- Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Germany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Germany is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifford.
Newspapers Published in Clifford ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifford, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clifford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Clifford:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Scioto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Gallia County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Greenup County
- Lewis 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> | 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 Clifford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clifford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |