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 Garfield (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 Garfield. 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.
Garfield is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Gallia, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Garfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garfield:
- Jackson County (The home county of Garfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Coalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Altoona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Petrea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Pattonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station is 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Alice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Edna ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Ewington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rio Grande
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Kerr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kyger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Mills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Patriot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Bloomingville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Laurelville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Union Furnace
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Point Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Rutland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Thomas Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elmwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Bristol Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Greggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Zahn's Corners
(18 miles [29 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
- Glen Jean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Waverly City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Peck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Piketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jasper
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Richmond Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Alma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Massieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Adelphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chillicothe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- North Fork Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Summithill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- Nipgen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Hales Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Scioto Furnace
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Lucasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- 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
- Sciotoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Oreton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- McArthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbaugh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ural ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Vales Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Zaleski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Mason County (WV)
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garfield, see our County-by-County Page for Garfield.
Cemeteries Near Garfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garfield.
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 Garfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Sell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mathers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Exline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glenroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Licks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (742 more) ...
- Byers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Landrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell 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.<3>
While we didn't find Garfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garfield, with the one closest to Garfield listed first.
- Coalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Chapman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Glen Roy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Ironton Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ironton Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton Junction
- Leo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Wellston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Byer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byer
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Bee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bee is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Keystone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keystone is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Camba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camba is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camba
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garfield.
Newspapers Published in Garfield ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garfield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garfield.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Garfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Mason 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Garfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Garfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |