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 Blanco (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 Blanco. 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 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.
Blanco is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Blanco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanco:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Blanco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Craig Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- West Austintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Patmos
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Austintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mineral Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sebring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Pekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Leetonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Columbiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Chambersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Parkman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Yale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Augerburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Drakesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Rootstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Limaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Belfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- East Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Mogadore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Munroe Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Myersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Stow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Hudson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- South Canal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Leavittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phalanx
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bolindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- New Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Hillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bessemer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Edinburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Mount Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Nashua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Enon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Farrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanco, see our County-by-County Page for Blanco.
Cemeteries Near Blanco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanco.
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 Blanco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blanco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Reichert Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eckis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Berlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Price Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mottown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (510 more) ...
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCorkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blanco had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanco, with the one closest to Blanco listed first.
- Lloyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Berlin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rosemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Pritchard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pritchard is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- North Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- McClintocksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Yale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Benton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
- Newton Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snodes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanco.
Newspapers Published in Blanco ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanco, 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 Blanco.
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 Blanco:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Blanco, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blanco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |