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 Westfall (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 Westfall. 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 and doctors 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.
Westfall is located in Pickaway 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 Pickaway County: Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Hocking, Madison & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Westfall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westfall:
- Pickaway County (The home county of Westfall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Logan Elm Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Thacher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Knollwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pherson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- South Bloomfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- East Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Darbyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Stoutsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Amanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lithopolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pickerington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Cook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Bloomingburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washington Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Jeffersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Lockbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City Country Club
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Sharp ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sharp is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Bright ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Grove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Obetz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canal Winchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Laurelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Gibisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- South Bloomingville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rockbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Logan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Jackson County
- Ray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Peck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Bristol Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Waverly City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Mount Sinai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Spellman Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Yellowbud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Riton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Adelphi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chillicothe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Fork Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Musselman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Roxabell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Vinton County
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westfall, see our County-by-County Page for Westfall.
Cemeteries Near Westfall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westfall.
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 Westfall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westfall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Westfall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chipman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barthlomew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barthlomew Cemetery
- The Barthlomew Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barthelmas Cemetery
- Fryback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dungan Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmitt Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hulse Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (609 more) ...
- High Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rife Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Westfall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westfall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westfall, with the one closest to Westfall listed first.
- Yellowbud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Kinderhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kinderhook is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
- Circleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Fox
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlyn is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlyn
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Kinnikinnick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kinnikinnick is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnikinnick
- Stoutsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pherson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Greenland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Whisler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whisler is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westfall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westfall.
Newspapers Published in Westfall ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westfall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westfall, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westfall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Westfall:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Pickaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fairfield County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Highland County
- Hocking County
- Jackson County
- Madison County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton 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 Westfall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westfall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |