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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 Atwood Crossing (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 Atwood Crossing. 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.
Name Variations for Atwood Crossing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Atwood Crossing: Atwood Xing.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Atwood Crossing is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Atwood Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atwood Crossing:
- Carroll County (The home county of Atwood Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Atwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Queensboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- New Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Holloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- East Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Summitville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Adair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chili
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Birmingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Londonderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Antrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Odell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Bowerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Scio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Deersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Germano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Apex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Cadiz Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Farmerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bloomingdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- New Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Adena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Smithfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sebring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Navarre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Somerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Mineral City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Zoar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Dennison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uhrichsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Atwood Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Atwood Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Atwood Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atwood Crossing.
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 Atwood Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atwood Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Union Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Price - Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heitz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherrodsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrodsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (681 more) ...
- Seceders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Atwood Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Atwood Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atwood Crossing, with the one closest to Atwood Crossing listed first.
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Dellroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Leavittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Tabor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Palermo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- New Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Somerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- New Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atwood Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atwood Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Atwood Crossing ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atwood Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atwood Crossing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Atwood Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Atwood Crossing:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Atwood Crossing, 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- Atwood Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |