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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Edna. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Edna to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edna, 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 Edna (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 Edna. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Edna is historic, it would have been located within present day Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Edna. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edna:
- Gallia County (The home county of Edna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Vinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cora is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Kerr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Mills Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Kyger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kyger is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Patriot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wigner was located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Westbrook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Albany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- King's Station was located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Pratts Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carsey Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Hocking County
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Pattonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Rempel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Banner was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Petrea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfork Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Greasy Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek was located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Aid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Linnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Willow Wood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Andis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Scottown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vesuvius was located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Point Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Racine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dorcas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dorcas is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Robbins was located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Greggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Shyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Zahn's Corners
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Ross County
- Richmond Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Hales Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Slocum
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Powellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Wheelersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 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 Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Wilkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Oreton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Hamden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vales Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Dundas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- McArthur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ural was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Zaleski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moonville was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hope was located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove was located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Gallipolis Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Point Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Columbia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Beale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Flatrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Hartford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartford City is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Edna, see our County-by-County Page for Edna.
Cemeteries Near Edna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edna.
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 Edna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40067 <4>
- Shilo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Keeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (791 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Koontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.
Edna 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 Edna, with the one closest to Edna listed first.
- Orpheus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
- Vinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ewington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Durgan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Durgan is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Alice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Thurman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thurman is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Rempel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Rio Grande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minerton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerton
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Porter is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Rowlesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rowlesville is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Rocky Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rocky Hill is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Wilkesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is also located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edna.
Newspapers Published in Edna ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edna, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edna.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Edna:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason 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 Edna, 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- Edna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |