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 Bolivar (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 Bolivar. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Bolivar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bolivar:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of Bolivar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Zoar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Roswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Sugarcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Atwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dellroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Queensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Leavittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Hibbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Leesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- East Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- North Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanoverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Millport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- New Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Layland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- West Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Bowerston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Conotton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Feed Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Charm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Killbuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medina County
- Wadsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Mishler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Lake Sherman Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fohl Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Navarre Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beach City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gambrinus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Brewster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Comet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Greensburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Portage Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Lakemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Barberton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Mogadore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- East Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Orrville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doylestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bolivar, see our County-by-County Page for Bolivar.
Cemeteries Near Bolivar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolivar.
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 Bolivar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bolivar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ft. Laurens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bolivar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Cemetery
- The Bolivar Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrence Cemetery
- Lawrence Twp. Cemetery
- Kline Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zutavern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shepler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Church Cemetery
- The Sherman Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sherman Cemetery
- Continue List (686 more) ...
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
- The Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stump Cemetery
- Evergreen 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bolivar had a population of 675 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bolivar had a population of 965 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bolivar, with the one closest to Bolivar listed first.
- Zoar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Navarre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beach City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Howenstine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reeds Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gambrinus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bolivar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bolivar.
Newspapers Published in Bolivar ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bolivar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bolivar, 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 Bolivar.
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 either 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 Bolivar:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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 Bolivar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bolivar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |