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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Atwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Atwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Atwood, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Atwood is historic, it would have been located within present day 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Atwood:
- Carroll County (The home county of Atwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Atwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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 east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Queensboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 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)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood 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, with the one closest to Atwood 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
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood 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, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Londonderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- 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, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Bowerston
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Tappan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Farmerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Charm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Irondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Osage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- New Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- 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
- Adena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood 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, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- North Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Sherman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Gambrinus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood 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 south)
- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uhrichsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood 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, see our County-by-County Page for Atwood.
Cemeteries Near Atwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atwood.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Atwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- Deep Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Heitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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)
- Sherrodsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherrodsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (681 more) ...
- Old Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lindentree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
Atwood itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Atwood, with the one closest to Atwood listed first.
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- 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
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- New Hagerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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
- Bowerston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Atwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Atwood.
Newspapers Published in Atwood ...
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.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atwood, 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.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- 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> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |