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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 Ashtabula (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 Ashtabula. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Ashtabula. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashtabula:

  • Ashtabula County     (The home county of Ashtabula)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.
    • Edgewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
    • Crestlawn Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
      • Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
    • Parkwood Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
    • Saybrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saybrook
      • From Ashtabula to Saybrook
    • Kingsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Kingsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
      • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <3>
    • Austinburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Geneva-on-the-Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva-on-the-Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva-on-the-Lake
      • Geneva-on-the-Lake is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,193 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva-on-the-Lake <3>
    • Kelloggsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jefferson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Geneva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Montville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • West Bass Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Claridon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aquilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Chardon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
      • Chardon is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <3>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.
    • North Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • North Perry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Painesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairport Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Harbor
      • Fairport Harbor is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport Harbor <3>
    • Grand River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand River <3>
    • Mentor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <3>
  • Trumbull County
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.
    • Springboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
      • Springboro is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springboro <3>
    • Pymatuning North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Conneautville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Espyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Linesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
      • Linesville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <3>
    • Dicksonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pymatuning Central
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Westford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westford
      • From Ashtabula to Westford
    • Crossingville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Harmonsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Norrisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Lynces Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.
    • Tracy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tracy
      • From Ashtabula to Tracy
    • Cherry Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Keepville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keepville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
      • Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keepville
      • From Ashtabula to Keepville
    • Pennside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • East Springfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Albion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Ashtabula to Cross
    • Cranesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <3>
    • Platea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Girard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Little Elk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashtabula, see our County-by-County Page for Ashtabula.

Cemeteries Near Ashtabula ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashtabula.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashtabula covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.

  • Old Ashtabula Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ashtabula Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ashtabula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ridgeview Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgeview Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgeview Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saybrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Township Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gageville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gageville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gageville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Longview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (154 more) ...
    • Lulu Falls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenlawn Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ashtabula had a population of 8,338 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ashtabula had a population of 17,917 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashtabula, with the one closest to Ashtabula listed first.

  • Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
    • Harbor is located in Ashtabula County
  • Saybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Saybrook
    • From Ashtabula to Saybrook
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
  • Munson Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munson Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Hill
    • Munson Hill is located in Ashtabula County
  • Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
  • Kingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Austinburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gageville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
    • Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
  • North Kingsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
    • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <3>
  • Geneva
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mechanicsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bulah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulah
      • Bulah is located in Ashtabula County
    • Kelloggsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Harpersfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashtabula. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashtabula.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ashtabula ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashtabula.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ashtabula. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ashtabula and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ashtabula.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6> of Ashtabula.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ashtabula:

The official website for Ashtabula: www.ci.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Ashtabula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashtabula) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashtabula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8726, Longitude: -80.7993    









 

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