Guernsey County Ohio Genealogy
Founded: March 10, 1810
Named from: Isle of Guernsey in English Channel
County Seat: Cambridge
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History
Guernsey County is located in the Appalachian foothills, was first formed and organized on March 10, 1810, from portions of Muskingum and Belmont counties, after the Ohio Legislature acted. Its named from the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers emigrated. The first county commissioners were sworn in on April 23, 1810. It lost some land area during the formation of neighboring counties until it reached its present boundaries in 1851, after Buffalo, Beaver, Olive, and Seneca townships were gained by Noble county. After dispute whether the county seat should be established in Cambridge or Washington, it was established in Cambridge after two individuals proposed to donate the land and furnish the public buildings if built in Cambridge.
Communities
City: Cambridge (county seat).
Villages: Byesville, Cumberland, Fairview, Lore City, Old Washington, Pleasant City, Quaker City, Senecaville.
Townships: Adams, Cambridge, Center, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Liberty, Londonderry, Madison, Millwood, Monroe, Oxford, Richland, Spencer, Valley, Washington, Westland, Wheeling, Wills.
Census-designated places: Buffalo, Kimbolton, Salesville.
Unincorporated communities: Antrim, Birmingham, Claysville, Derwent, Elizabethtown, Guernsey, Kings Mine, Kipling, Opperman, Walhonding.
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Adjacent counties
- Tuscarawas County (north)
- Coshocton County (northwest)
- Harrison County (northeast)
- Noble County (south)
- Muskingum County (west)
- Belmont County (east)
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