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 Swazey (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 Swazey. 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 hospitals 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.
Swazey 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 Swazey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swazey:
- Monroe County (The home county of Swazey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Miltonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Woodsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Coats
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Barnesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bethesda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Armstrongs Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Captina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Loomis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Morristown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jacobsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Warnock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Powhatan Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Quaker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Senecaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Pleasant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lore City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Elizabethtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Middlebourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Byesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McConnelsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Rix Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- New Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Norwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Fulda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mount Ephraim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Mud Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Harriettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Ashton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Sarahsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Kennonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Dexter City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Elba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Macksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Lower Salem
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Warner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Gasville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Whipple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Steel Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Ward ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Matamoras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Moundsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glen Dale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- DeLong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Willow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Schultz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Friendly
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sandusky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Middlebourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- New Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Minnie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Childs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bebee
(30 miles [48.3 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 Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boaz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swazey, see our County-by-County Page for Swazey.
Cemeteries Near Swazey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swazey.
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 Swazey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swazey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Swazey Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bracken Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Curtis Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sutherland Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Church German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Brister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crum Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hines Chapel 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Swazey had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swazey, with the one closest to Swazey listed first.
- Jerles ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jerles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerles
- Hamilton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Burkhart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart
- Brister
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brister is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Stafford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Doherty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Lewisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Summerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Cliffyville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cliffyville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffyville
- Hartshorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartshorn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
- Monroefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroefield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroefield
- Steamtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rado ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rado is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rado
- Elk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swazey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swazey.
Newspapers Published in Swazey ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swazey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Swazey, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Swazey.
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 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 Swazey:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Pleasants 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 Swazey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swazey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |