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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 Guernsey (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 Guernsey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Guernsey is located in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County: Belmont, Coshocton, Harrison, Muskingum, Noble & Tuscarawas.

Below are the counties that are near Guernsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guernsey:

  • Guernsey County     (The home county of Guernsey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Kimbolton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Birds Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
    • Odell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Odell is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Oldham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oldham is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Birmingham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Former names for Birmingham:
      • Milnersville
      • New Birmingham
    • Brady ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Brady is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Center is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Clio ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Clio is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Cambridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Winterset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Winterset is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
    • Abledell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Abledell is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
    • Meadow Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
  • Belmont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Hendrysburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
    • Holloway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Holloway is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Rock Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Barnesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Flushing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Morristown is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Bethesda
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lafferty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lafferty is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Leesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Leesville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Sherrodsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
    • Queensboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Queensboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
  • Coshocton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Plainfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Lafayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fresno
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fresno is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
    • Canal Lewisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
    • Chili
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chili is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
    • Coshocton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Conesville is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
    • New Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
    • Metham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Metham is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
    • Warsaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooperdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Freeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Smyrna is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Feed Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
    • Station Fifteen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
    • Deersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Deersville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Tappan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Tappan is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
    • Hattonia ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hattonia is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
    • Cassville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cassville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Bowerston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conotton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conotton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Enfield is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Scio
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Scio is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <1>
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Farmerstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
    • Charm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Killbuck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • New Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wills Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
    • Adamsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rix Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
    • Rock Cut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
    • Dresden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Trinway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Seawright ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Seawright is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
    • McDonald
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McDonald is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
    • North Zanesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Mount Zion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Zion is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Kennonsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
    • Mud Run
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mud Run is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Mount Ephraim
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
    • Batesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Batesville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Sarahsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sarahsville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Belle Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Whigville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Whigville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
    • Hoskinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
    • Summerfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerfield is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Caldwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Olive Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Olive Green is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.
    • Postboy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
    • Newcomerstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bernice
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
    • Peoli
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
    • Wolf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
    • Port Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gilmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • West Chester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
    • Stone Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gnadenhutten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Tuscarawas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Guernsey, see our County-by-County Page for Guernsey.

Cemeteries Near Guernsey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guernsey.

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 Guernsey - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guernsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.

  • Township Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Old Kimbolton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Earleys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Banker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Birds Run Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Worthing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Kimbolton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem Cemetery
    • The North Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Salem Community Cemetery
    • North Salem Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Flat Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (600 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Guernsey had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Guernsey, with the one closest to Guernsey listed first.

  • Kimbolton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Birds Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
  • North Salem
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Salem is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
  • Postboy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
  • Booth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Booth is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Flat Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Ridge is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
  • Tyner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tyner is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
  • Linton Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Linton Mills is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton Mills
  • Indian Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Camp is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp
  • Odell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Odell is located in Guernsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Berwyn ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwyn is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Plainfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Newcomerstown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Boden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Boden is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
    • Oldham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Oldham is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Guernsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Guernsey.

Newspapers Published in Guernsey ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guernsey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guernsey, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guernsey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Guernsey:

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 Guernsey, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Guernsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.