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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 Switzer (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 Switzer. 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.
Switzer 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 Switzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Switzer:
- Monroe County (The home county of Switzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Wilson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Laings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Benwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Woodsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Miltonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Captina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Powhatan Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrongs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Vadis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Jacobsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Anvil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- Glencoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shadyside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Neffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Warnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
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- Bellaire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Quaker City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middlebourne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Elizabethtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Londonderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Senecaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Harrisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- New Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Blairmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cassville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Cadiz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unionvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Yorkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dillonvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Olszeski Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Highland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Adena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Whigville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Kennonsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Harriettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Fulda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Mount Ephraim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Sarahsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Matamoras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Ward ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Dalzell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Deucher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Steel Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- McCracken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Ryerson Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Aleppo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Higbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- New Freeport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Nettle Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- Ashtree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Rutan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Holbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Jollytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jollytown is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollytown
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Beham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Good Intent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- West Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Windsor Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Rosbys Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Moundsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Glen Easton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adaline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- McMechen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Loudenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Allendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Echo Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Triadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Point Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Valley Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Paden City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sistersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Adonis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Atwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Middlebourne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blue is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Big Moses
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Big Moses is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Moses
- Meadville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- New Martinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Childs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Barker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Littleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Pine Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Anthem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Kodol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Hundred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Switzer, see our County-by-County Page for Switzer.
Cemeteries Near Switzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Switzer.
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 Switzer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Switzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130464 <2>
- Old Case Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Case Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ruble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clarington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Captina Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (632 more) ...
- Armstrong Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Mills Cemetery
- The Armstrong Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Armstrongs Cemetery
- Hartline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pontius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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, Switzer had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Switzer, with the one closest to Switzer listed first.
- Cresap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cresap is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresap
- Captina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Bingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Clarington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Woodlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlands is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
- Powhatan Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cameron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Dorsey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dorsey is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Armstrongs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graysville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Businessburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Businessburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Businessburg
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Becket ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Becket is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Beallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Switzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Switzer.
Newspapers Published in Switzer ...
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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Switzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Switzer, 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 Switzer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Switzer:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Noble County
- Washington County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Marshall County
- Monongalia County
- Ohio County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel 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 Switzer, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Switzer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |