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 Graham (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 Graham. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Graham is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Graham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graham:
- Monroe County (The home county of Graham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Graysville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Edwina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Woodsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Mount Carrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Fly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Hunter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Barnesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Armstrongs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Captina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Powhatan Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loomis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Vadis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Hendrysburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Quaker City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pleasant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Lore City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Reinersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Harriettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Summerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Whigville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Ashton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dexter City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Crooked Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- South Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Mount Ephraim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Sarahsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Batesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Dalzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Ward ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Matamoras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Lower Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Deucher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Warner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Macksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rosbys Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Adaline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Glen Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moundsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- DeLong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Saint Marys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Willow Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Adlai
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Horseneck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- League
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pennsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Cornwallis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Toll Gate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toll Gate is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Friendly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adonis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Blue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Iuka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- New Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Minnie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Williamstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- North Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Dallison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Graham, see our County-by-County Page for Graham.
Cemeteries Near Graham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graham.
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 Graham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Graham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henthorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Graysville Christian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graysville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knowlton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McVay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lamping Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hershey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (636 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Merrell Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beardmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Graham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Graham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Graham, with the one closest to Graham listed first.
- Way
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Way is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way
- Graysville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sprague
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sprague is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Marr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marr
- Sycamore Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Hartshorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Quarry ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Quarry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Greenbrier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Edwina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Rinard Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rinard Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard Mills
- Poulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poulton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poulton
- Stafford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Griffith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Harriettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Hamilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Graham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Graham.
Newspapers Published in Graham ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Graham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Graham, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Graham.
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 Graham:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood 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> | 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 Graham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Graham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |