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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 Hammondsville (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 Hammondsville. 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 hospitals 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.

Hammondsville is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV) & Ohio (WV).

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Hammondsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Cream City
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Cream City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
    • Irondale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • New Somerset
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
    • Knoxville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Stratton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Osage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Osage is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Empire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Empire is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Island Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Toronto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bergholz
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alikanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
  • Belmont County
    • Colerain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Colerain is located in Belmont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Wattsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wattsville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
    • Mechanicstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Watheys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Watheys is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrollton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wyncrest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
    • Hibbetts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
    • New Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
    • Pekin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pekin is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Dellroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Leavittsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
    • Valleyview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Valleyview is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
    • Malvern
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Columbiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • New Salisbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
    • Wellsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walkers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkers is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
    • Glasgow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
    • East Liverpool
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenmoor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
    • La Croft
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • La Croft is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
    • Salineville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • West Point is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Calcutta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East End
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East End is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
    • Summitville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Summitville is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Millport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Millport is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Apex
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Apex is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Germano
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Germano is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
    • Cadiz Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
    • Hopedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jewett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Narva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Narva is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
    • Scio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Unionvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Unionvale is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
    • Blairmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blairmont is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
    • Cadiz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <1>
    • Conotton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Conotton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
    • Enfield ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Enfield is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Bowerston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Mahoning County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • East Lewistown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
    • Greenford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenford is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
    • North Lima
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Damascus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Westville is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Hickory Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
    • New Middletown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Beloit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Patmos
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Patmos is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
    • Alliance Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
    • Maple Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Sebring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Minerva
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Waynesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Murdocksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
    • Moon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
    • Edgeworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
    • Leetsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Leetsdale is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leetsdale <1>
    • Bell Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
    • Sewickley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sewickley is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,768 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewickley <1>
    • Coraopolis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Borough of Glen Osborne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Haysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Haysville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Osborne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
    • Sewickley Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Sturgeon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Noblestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Noblestown is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
  • Beaver County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Kendall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Hookstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Georgetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Comettsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
    • Frankfort Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <1>
    • Harshaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
    • Shippingport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Esther ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
    • Industry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ohioville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Dawson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Lawrence County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Enon Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • S.N.P.J
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
      • Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
    • New Beaver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
    • Wampum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wampum is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wampum <1>
    • Bessemer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bessemer is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,045 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <1>
  • Washington County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Dinsmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
    • Hanlin Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
    • Jefferson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Cross Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
    • Pattersons Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
    • Candor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Candor is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
    • Independence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Burgettstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Midway is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <1>
    • Woodrow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodrow is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
    • MacDonald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • MacDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
    • McDonald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonald <1>
  • Brooke County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
    • Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
    • Follansbee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hooverson Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
    • Dutch Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
    • Shank Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
    • Wellsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Beech Bottom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Bethany
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Windsor Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Hancock County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • New Manchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
    • Newell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Cumberland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chester is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
    • Zalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
    • Lawrenceville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Weirton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <1>
  • Ohio County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammondsville, with the one closest to Hammondsville listed first.
    • West Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Clearview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Potomac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
    • Clinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton

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

Cemeteries Near Hammondsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammondsville.

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

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

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

  • Hammondsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Irondale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Morning View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Somerset Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nessly Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessly Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nessly Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Chester (WV).
    • The Nessly Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nessly Cemetery
    • Nessly Chapel UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79394 <2>
  • Cuppy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McClelland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Knoxville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hammondsville had a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Irondale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • New Somerset
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
  • Yellow Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • New Salisbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
  • Port Homer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Homer is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Homer
  • Knoxville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Moscow is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Wellsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Osage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Osage is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Empire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Congo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
  • New Cumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Walkers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkers is located in Columbiana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
    • Island Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
    • Calumet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Calumet is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet

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

Newspapers Published in Hammondsville ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammondsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hammondsville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hammondsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hammondsville:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hammondsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hammondsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.