Nothing can compare the harried city dweller for the quiet, relaxed atmosphere of Guernsey County.  The lovely small-town setting generates a friendliness that is unexpected in today's world.  Built on the quiet dignity of hard working people, Guernsey County boasts a superior standard of living.

For more information about Guernsey County
development please contact us:

Cambridge-Guernsey County
Community Improvement Corporation
806 Cochran Avenue
Cambridge, OH 43275
Phone: (740) 432-1881 Fax: (740) 432-1990
E-mail: cgccic@clover.net

Shopping
Housing
Community Services

Medical Services

 

Shopping- Return to top

Downtown Cambridge: 75 stores
Downtown Byesville: 20 stores
Cambridge Square Plaza: 4 stores
Parkway Square Mall: 9 stores
Tractor Supply/Kroger Mall: 7 stores
North Star Center: 11 stores
Dewey Avenue Center: 4 stores
Parkway Center: 7 stores
Wal-Mart Supercenter: 17 stores

Housing- Return to top

Average home purchase 2000: $69,863
Typical lot size: 75 x 150
Typical lot cost: $10,000
Typical construction: basement, frame, brick
Housing developments: available for middle to upper income level homes
Average home rental range: $425 to $575
Apartment rental: $300 to $475

Community Services - Return to top

Accommodations: 15 hotels, motels, and b&b's : total units over 800
Restaurants: Wide variety
Church: Protestant-35, Catholic-3
Main cultural attractions:  Community concerts, community theater, antiques and crafts,
The Living Word Outdoor Drama, Civic Center Variety Series, Salt Fork Arts and Crafts Festival

Civic Center: Exposition and meeting rooms, 525 seat auditorium, banquet seating for 700
Parks: Municipal-2, other-2
Newspapers: daily-1; weekly-1; weekly advertiser-1;
TV/Radio: AM-1, FM-4; cable TV, PBS affiliate, Local access cable channel
Alcoholic beverages sold: packages, mixed drinks
Meeting facilities: Capacity of three largest: 1,200; 500; and 450
Banks: 3
Savings Banks: 2
Libraries: 1 and branches
Other: 7-Screen Cinema, Private Country Club, A United Way Community

Medical Services - Return to top

Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
Beds: 177
Medical Staff: 70 physicians
Comprehensive emergency, medical, occupational health services, state-of-the-art ICU and diagnostic imaging, cardiac catheterization, level three trauma center.  Affiliated with Ohio State University Medical Center

Cambridge Regional Cancer Center/ Dialysis Center
Community HealthLink
United Ambulance Service
Genesis Health Care: outpatient care
Assisted living/extended care/nursing home facilities: 6


Copyright 2005 Cambridge-Guernsey County Improvement Corporation