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 Great Western (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 Great Western. 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 doctors and 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.
Great Western is located in Belmont 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 Belmont County: Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Great Western. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Great Western:
- Belmont County (The home county of Great Western)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- East Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Bannock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Lafferty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Loomis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Saint Clairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Warnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Kinsman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Blainesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Fairview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Londonderry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Quaker City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Salesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Antrim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Elizabethtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Winterset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Easton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Gibson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Old Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lore City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- New Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Harrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Blairmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cassville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Cadiz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Unionvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Narva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Freeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Deersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Adena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Olszeski Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Dillonvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Highland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Rayland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Bloomingdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexandria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Valley Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Brilliant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Beallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerusalem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Miltonsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Coats
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Clarington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Mount Carrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Woodsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Benwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Edwina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kennonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mount Ephraim
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- West Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Stillwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Peoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Dennison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Uhrichsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gnadenhutten
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Ryerson Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- McCracken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Beham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- West Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coon Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Good Intent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Acheson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- West Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Claysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Windsor Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Beech Bottom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dutch Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Bethany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shank Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Follansbee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Benwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- McMechen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Moundsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Limestone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Rosbys Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Calis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Dallas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Wheeling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Echo Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Clearview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Pleasant Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Proctor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- New Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Great Western, see our County-by-County Page for Great Western.
Cemeteries Near Great Western ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Great Western.
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 Great Western - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Great Western covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- Infirmary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- The Richland Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Richland Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Uniontown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belmont Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Belmont.
- The Belmont Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belmont Town Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39835 <2>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Warnock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Clairsville Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clairsville Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Clairsville Union Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Saint Clairsville.
- The St. Clairsville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43813 <2>
- Continue List (605 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morristown First Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethesda UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda UMC Cemetery is located in Bethesda.
- The Bethesda UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethesda Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39885 <2>
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 Great Western in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Great Western.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Great Western, with the one closest to Great Western listed first.
- East Richland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Bannock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lamira
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lamira is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamira
- Crabapple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crabapple is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Lafferty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Belmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Saint Clairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairpoint
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Morristown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Whitney
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bethesda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Great Western. See our List of 1890's Communities around Great Western.
Newspapers Published in Great Western ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Great Western.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Great Western, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Great Western.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Great Western:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Belmont County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Wetzel County
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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 Great Western, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Great Western) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |