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 Steam Furnace (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 Steam Furnace. 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.
Steam Furnace is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Steam Furnace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steam Furnace:
- Adams County (The home county of Steam Furnace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Peebles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Dunkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
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- Wheat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
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- Jaybird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
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- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Adams County
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- Tranquility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Moore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in Adams County
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- Whippoorwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
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- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Louden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Louden is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Neel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Ash Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Russellville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ellsberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Arnheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Sardinia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Aberdeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Elmville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- Sinking Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- North Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Folsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Marshall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Berrysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Barretts Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Mowrystown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- Hollowtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Poplar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Newfain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Cynthiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Coopersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Spellman Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Wetmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Sargents
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Piketon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nipgen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Humboldt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Dills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Summithill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Fruitdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Bourneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Knockemstiff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knockemstiff is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knockemstiff
- South Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Rarden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Youngs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Otway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Bear Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Lucasville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- West Portsmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Rosemount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Portsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
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- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- York
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Pence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Vanceburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Charters
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Cottageville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Firebrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Garrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Tollesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burtonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Camp Dix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- South Ripley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Minerva
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steam Furnace, see our County-by-County Page for Steam Furnace.
Cemeteries Near Steam Furnace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steam Furnace.
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 Steam Furnace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steam Furnace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Steam Furnace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scrub Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge Cemetery
- The Scrub Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- Cedar Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marble Furnace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (594 more) ...
- Lawshe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Treber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Steam Furnace in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steam Furnace.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steam Furnace, with the one closest to Steam Furnace listed first.
- Peebles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dunkinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Beaver Pond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Wheat Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Cedar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Jaybird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Moore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Tranquility
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tranquility is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tranquility
- Harshasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harshasville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshasville
- Wamsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wamsley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Irvington ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
- Lynx
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steam Furnace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steam Furnace.
Newspapers Published in Steam Furnace ...
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 Steam Furnace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steam Furnace, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steam Furnace.
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 Steam Furnace:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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 Steam Furnace, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Steam Furnace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |