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 Spring Valley (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 Spring Valley. 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.
Name Variations for Spring Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Spring Valley: Spring Vly. (or less commonly used: Spring Vally. or Spring Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Spring Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Valley.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Spring Valley 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 Spring Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spring Valley:
- Guernsey County (The home county of Spring Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Byesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abledell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Meadow Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lore City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Pleasant City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oldham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Old Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluebell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Senecaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Barnesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Bethesda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Hunter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lafferty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Loomis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Oco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Plainfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- West Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coshocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Canal Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Chili
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Deersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Feed Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Miltonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jerusalem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Ozark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Woodsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Beallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Coats
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Graysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Reinersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Durant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Hackney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Eagleport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- McConnelsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Malta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- New Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Norwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- McDonald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Museville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Philo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Blue Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wills Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
- Gilbert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Kennonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Sarahsville
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Whigville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Caldwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olive Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Summerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Perry County
- Roseville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Postboy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Peoli
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- Bernice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Newcomerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Gilmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Port Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolf
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wolf is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
- Gnadenhutten
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stone Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Dennison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Macksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spring Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Spring Valley.
Cemeteries Near Spring Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spring Valley.
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 Spring Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spring Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Sigman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Enon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Cambridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cambridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Cambridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Cambridge.
- The Old Cambridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beech Grove Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Guernsey Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Greek Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Battle Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Founders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (614 more) ...
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harmony Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Claysville.
- The Harmony Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harmony Christian Church Cemetery
- Harmony Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142715 <3>
- Buffalo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Spring Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spring Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spring Valley, with the one closest to Spring Valley listed first.
- Byesville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robins is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robins
- Cambridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Craig
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lore City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cassell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cassell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Bluebell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Oldham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Senecaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Brady ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clio ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spring Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Valley.
Newspapers Published in Spring Valley ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spring Valley, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spring Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Spring Valley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Guernsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Spring Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |