Welcome to Ferncliff ...

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.

Ferncliff would have been located within present day Muskingum County<2>.

The location of Ferncliff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ferncliff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ferncliff is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ferncliff was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ferncliff would have been located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Ferncliff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ferncliff - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Maryland, Virginia and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ferncliff.

Communities near Ferncliff ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ferncliff.

• Zanesville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <5>
• Coshocton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <5>
• Cambridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Newcomerstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <5>
• Byesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byesville
  • Byesville is located in Guernsey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byesville <5>
• West Lafayette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <5>
• New Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <5>
• South Zanesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Dresden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
• Frazeysburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ferncliff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ferncliff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ferncliff. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferncliff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferncliff. See our Newspapers Page for Ferncliff.

Adding Ferncliff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ferncliff in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ferncliff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ferncliff post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ferncliff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/