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 Firebrick (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 Firebrick. 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 hospitals 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.
Firebrick is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Boyd (KY), Greenup (KY), Gallia, Jackson, Scioto, Cabell (WV) & Wayne (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Firebrick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Firebrick:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Firebrick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Sherritts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Pedro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Greasy Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Aid
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Hanging Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Kitts Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Andis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Ironton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Patriot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rio Grande
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Rodney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Mills Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Blackfork Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Pattonsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Petrea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Coalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Point Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Shyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Wetmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Mount Sinai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Zahn's Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Sargents
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Coopersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Riverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Glen Jean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Hales Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Slocum
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Minford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Sciotodale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Wheelersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Powellsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Sciotoville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Hamden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Oreton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Arbaugh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- McArthur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Boyd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Millseat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cliffside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Catlettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Frost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Grays Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lloyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- South Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Greenup
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raceland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Wurtland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- South Portsmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Flatwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Firebrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Beale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Gallipolis Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Henderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hogsett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Point Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Apple Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Arlee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Ceredo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kenova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Firebrick, see our County-by-County Page for Firebrick.
Cemeteries Near Firebrick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Firebrick.
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 Firebrick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Firebrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Slab Hollow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Monroe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Monroe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Oak Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982688 <3>
- Stidham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brady Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Poetkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloom Furnace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (805 more) ...
- Bloom Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloom Switch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Firebrick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Firebrick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Firebrick, with the one closest to Firebrick listed first.
- Eifort
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eifort is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eifort
- Monroe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Hales Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olive Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
- Hoadley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoadley is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoadley
- Kitchen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kitchen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmunds Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmunds Switch
- Peniel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peniel is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
- Scioto Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Clay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banner ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Gephart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gephart is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gephart
- Lyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyra is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Firebrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Firebrick.
Newspapers Published in Firebrick ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Firebrick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Firebrick, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Firebrick.
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 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 Firebrick:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Boyd County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Cabell County
- Mason County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Firebrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Firebrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |