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 Siverly (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 Siverly. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Siverly is located in Vinton 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 Vinton County: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Siverly. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Siverly:
- Vinton County (The home county of Siverly)
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Stella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zaleski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Wilkesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buchtel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- The Plains
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chauncey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Armitage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Armitage is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armitage
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Truetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Amanda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Stoutsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Cedar Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Gallia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Alice
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Edna ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Vinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- South Bloomingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibisonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Union Furnace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- West Logan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laurelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Candy Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Carbon Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- Sand Run Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Ray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Wellston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altoona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Glen Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Petrea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Limerick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Pattonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Banner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Rempel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Point Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Langsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Rutland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County
- Wrightstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- New Straitsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Ludington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Avalon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Congo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Congo is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Carthon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- New Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Knollwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Logan Elm Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Beaver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Glen Jean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Peck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Adelphi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Schooley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Kingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Massieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Riton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Alma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Andersonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- North Fork Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Yellowbud
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Siverly, see our County-by-County Page for Siverly.
Cemeteries Near Siverly ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Siverly.
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 Siverly - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Siverly covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Creola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centenary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (713 more) ...
- Spunk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Siverly had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Siverly, with the one closest to Siverly listed first.
- Creola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
- Stella
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- New Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- McArthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zaleski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Bloomingville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Starr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starr is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
- Blackjack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackjack is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Siverly. See our List of 1890's Communities around Siverly.
Newspapers Published in Siverly ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Siverly.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Siverly, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Siverly.
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 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 Siverly:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Vinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross 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> | 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 Siverly, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Siverly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |