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 Bluestone (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 Bluestone. 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 Bluestone ...
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.
Another variation: Blue Stone.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bluestone. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluestone.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bluestone 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 Bluestone. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluestone:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Bluestone)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- South Euclid
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cleveland Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Bratenahl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Highland Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beachwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Chesterland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Bainbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chardon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Bass Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Welshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Wickliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Eastlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Timberlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Waite Hill
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Kirtland Hills
(12 miles [19.3 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 Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Avon Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avon Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Fields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Hinckley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Valley City Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Abbeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Mantua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Garrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Reminderville
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston
(18 miles [29 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
- Boston Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Hudson Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluestone, see our County-by-County Page for Bluestone.
Cemeteries Near Bluestone ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluestone.
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 Bluestone - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluestone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Nelaview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41762 <2>
- Garfield Tomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayfield Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42019 <2>
- Euclid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Cleveland Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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, Bluestone had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluestone, with the one closest to Bluestone listed first.
- Fairmount
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Collamer
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Collamer is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- East Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Collinwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Coits
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warrensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Orange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Wickliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Randall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluestone. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluestone.
Newspapers Published in Bluestone ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluestone.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluestone, 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 Bluestone.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bluestone:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Bluestone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluestone) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |