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 Jersey (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 Jersey. 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 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.
Jersey is located in Licking 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 Licking County: Coshocton, Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Knox, Muskingum & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Jersey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jersey:
- Licking County (The home county of Jersey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Beech ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Beechwood Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Trails is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Trails
- Pataskala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scott's Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scott's Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott's Corners
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Green ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Kirkersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Ralph ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Snipetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snipetown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipetown
- Center Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
- Green ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Harlem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem has also been known as:
- Buddtown
- Maxtown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxtown is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxtown
- Maxtown has also been known as:
- Maxwell Corners
- Maxwell
- Vans Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vans Valley is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Valley
- South Condit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Condit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Galena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Pickerington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Fairfield Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Carroll
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lithopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Thurston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Pleasantville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Oakland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- New Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Havens Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Havens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens Corners
- Blacklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wonderland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonderland
- Gahanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Hibernia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibernia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Central College ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Gould Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Milfordton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Five Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Mount Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Hunt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Martinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Mount Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bladensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Plain City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Vails Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Sparta
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Fulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Nashport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Black Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Black Run is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Thornville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Avalon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Mount Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Duvall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
- Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Commercial Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- South Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Matville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jersey, see our County-by-County Page for Jersey.
Cemeteries Near Jersey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jersey.
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 Jersey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jersey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Jersey Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jersey Cemetery
- Jersey Twp. Cemetery
- Jersey Universalist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wickliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Headley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Havens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pataskala Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Jersey had a population of 158 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jersey, with the one closest to Jersey listed first.
- Ash ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Summit Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Columbia Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Columbia Center is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Center
- Pataskala
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Ovid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ovid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Blacklick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wagram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wagram is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Outville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Outville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outville
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gahanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Center Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jersey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jersey.
Newspapers Published in Jersey ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jersey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jersey, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jersey.
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 Jersey:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Licking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Madison County
- Morrow County
- Muskingum County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Union 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 Jersey, 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 from Point A (ie- Jersey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |