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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ferncliff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ferncliff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ferncliff, 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 Ferncliff (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 Ferncliff. 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 doctors 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 Ferncliff is historic, it would have been located within present day Muskingum 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 Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Ferncliff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferncliff:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Ferncliff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Norwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trinway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- North Zanesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Shannon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Rix Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Conesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Cooperdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Fresno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- West Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chili
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Metham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Mohawk Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Birds Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Oldham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Kimbolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abledell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Clio ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Brady ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Odell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Byesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Charm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Killbuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stillwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Esto ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Bladensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Pipesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Martinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Hanover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Gratiot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Mount Zion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Belle Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Kennonsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Olive Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sarahsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mud Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Roseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Crooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Chalfants
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Clover Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Glenford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Newcomerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Bernice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Wolf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Port Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peoli
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Baltic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Stone Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Gnadenhutten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferncliff, see our County-by-County Page for Ferncliff.
Cemeteries Near Ferncliff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferncliff.
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 Ferncliff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferncliff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40806 <3>
- Emler Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maysville Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otsego Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marquands Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Titus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adamsville Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (576 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McNeals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Royers Chapel 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.
While we didn't find Ferncliff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferncliff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferncliff, with the one closest to Ferncliff listed first.
- Otsego
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otsego is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
- Wills Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wills Creek is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Creek
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Boden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boden is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
- Adams Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Mills
- East Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Greenwood is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwood
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Bacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bacon is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon
- Rock Cut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
- Flat Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Linton Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linton Mills is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plainfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferncliff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferncliff.
Newspapers Published in Ferncliff ...
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 Ferncliff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferncliff, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferncliff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ferncliff:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas 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 Ferncliff, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ferncliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |