Our Genealogy Helper
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 Bedford Heights (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 Bedford Heights. 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 Bedford Heights ...
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 Bedford Heights: Bedford Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bedford Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bedford Heights.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Bedford Heights is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Bedford Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bedford Heights:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Bedford Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- North Solon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- North Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Warrensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Maple Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
- Warrensville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Applecreek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Walton Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chesterland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Middlefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Parkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Willowick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Brentwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Kirtland Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Fields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Avon Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avon Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Hinckley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Valley City Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Windfall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Abbeyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Sharon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- River Styx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Wadsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Mantua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Hiram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stark County
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Reminderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Hudson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- West Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mesopotamia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bedford Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Bedford Heights.
Cemeteries Near Bedford Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bedford Heights.
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 Bedford Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bedford Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elija Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bedford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- The Bedford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bedford Center Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cleveland Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Park Synagogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Warrensville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russell 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bedford Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bedford Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bedford Heights, with the one closest to Bedford Heights listed first.
- Bedford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Solon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Warrensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Falls Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheelock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wheelock is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chagrin Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Twinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Brecksville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Bedford Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bedford Heights.
Newspapers Published in Bedford Heights ...
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 523 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bedford Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bedford Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bedford Heights.
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 helpful 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 Bedford Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Bedford Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bedford Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |