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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cloud. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cloud to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cloud, please Contact Us.
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 Cloud (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 Cloud. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cloud is historic, it would have been located within present day Morgan 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 Morgan County: Athens, Muskingum, Noble, Perry & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Cloud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cloud:
- Morgan County (The home county of Cloud)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Reinersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- McConnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Todds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Westland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Deavertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Hartleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Glouster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Armadale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Trimble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Big Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Greens Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Truetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Beebe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Pleasant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Byesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Abledell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Senecaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lore City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Murray City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Jobs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- New Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Orbiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Sand Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Candy Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Gratiot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Stafford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Graysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Museville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Blue Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Philo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Rix Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Cannelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Buckeye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Belle Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dungannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Crooked Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Ashton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Sarahsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Zion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Crooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Drakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Congo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Clover Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Hemlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Luke Chute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Lowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Watertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Alden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Churchtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Warner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Devola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Lower Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cloud, see our County-by-County Page for Cloud.
Cemeteries Near Cloud ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloud.
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 Cloud - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cloud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Bristol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meigs Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Windy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Knox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lytlesburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Emery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (637 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kuntz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
Cloud itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cloud, with the one closest to Cloud listed first.
- Rowland ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rowland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Bristol
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Young Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Young Hickory is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
- Otho ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otho is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
- Renrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Renrock is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renrock
- Museville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Coal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coal Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Zeno
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zeno is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeno
- Reinersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- McConnelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cloud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cloud.
Newspapers Published in Cloud ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloud.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloud, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cloud.
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 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 Cloud:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Guernsey County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Monroe County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Washington County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cloud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cloud) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |