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 Stafford (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 Stafford. 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 and doctors 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.
Stafford is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Stafford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stafford:
- Monroe County (The home county of Stafford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Edwina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Woodsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Mount Carrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Jerusalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Laings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Armstrongs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Bethesda
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Captina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Loomis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Morristown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Powhatan Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Quaker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Buffalo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Lore City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elizabethtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Reinersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McConnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Rix Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Harriettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Whigville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Ashton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Mount Ephraim
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Dexter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Mud Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Sarahsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Crooked Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Dalzell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Macksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Gasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Steel Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Whipple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Ward ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Deucher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Grandview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Lowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- DeLong
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Willow Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Adlai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- League
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Friendly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sistersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Paden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adonis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Middlebourne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- McKim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Iuka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Blue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- New Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Minnie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bebee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Parkers Towne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- North Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stafford, see our County-by-County Page for Stafford.
Cemeteries Near Stafford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stafford.
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 Stafford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stafford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Stafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sutherland Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hines Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crum Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Road Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creighton Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hershey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartshorn Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (628 more) ...
- Knowlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Stafford had a population of 289 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Stafford had a population of 74 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stafford, with the one closest to Stafford listed first.
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Sycamore Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Valley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
- Sprague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Hartshorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Swazey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swazey is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swazey
- Elk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Lewisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Burkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Burkhart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart
- Brister
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brister is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Rado ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rado is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rado
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Harriettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Doherty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Marr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marr
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stafford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stafford.
Newspapers Published in Stafford ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stafford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stafford, 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 Stafford.
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 Stafford:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel County
- Wood 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 Stafford, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stafford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |