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 Bentleyville (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 Bentleyville. 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 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.
Bentleyville 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 Bentleyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bentleyville:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Bentleyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moreland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Hunting Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Bedford Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pepper Pike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Orwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trumbull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- South Russell
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Bainbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Parkman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Pecks Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Willoughby Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kirtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Wickliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Willowick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Oak Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Eastlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Fields
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County
- Craig Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Hinckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Abbeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Hiram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Garrettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- New Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Reminderville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Northfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- West Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mesopotamia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Newton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Bristolville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leavittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bentleyville, see our County-by-County Page for Bentleyville.
Cemeteries Near Bentleyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bentleyville.
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 Bentleyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bentleyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kinsman Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hogsback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Restland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (380 more) ...
- Old Bainbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Matthew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orange 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bentleyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bentleyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bentleyville, with the one closest to Bentleyville listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Falls Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Orange
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warrensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Randall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelock is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Twinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gates Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fullertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bentleyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bentleyville.
Newspapers Published in Bentleyville ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bentleyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bentleyville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bentleyville.
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 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 Bentleyville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning 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> | 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 Bentleyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bentleyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |