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 Bon Air Estates (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 Bon Air Estates. 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 Bon Air Estates ...
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 Bon Air Estates: Bon Air Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bon Air Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bon Air Estates.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bon Air Estates is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Bon Air Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bon Air Estates:
- Carroll County (The home county of Bon Air Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Hibbetts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyncrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watheys
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Atwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- East Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Summitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Adair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Teegarden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Bowerston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Germano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Apex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Jewett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tappan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Feed Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Cadiz Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Deersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Bergholz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Bloomingdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Greenford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- East Lewistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Mishler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Suffield Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Keans ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rootstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Lake Sherman Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Greensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barnhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Dennison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- New Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Wayne County
- Mount Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bon Air Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Bon Air Estates.
Cemeteries Near Bon Air Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bon Air Estates.
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 Bon Air Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bon Air Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Harrisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harsh - Swamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harsh - Swamp Cemetery
- The Harsh - Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harsh Cemetery
- Swamp Cemetery
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malvern Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wherry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardesty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (586 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baxters Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Bon Air Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bon Air Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bon Air Estates, with the one closest to Bon Air Estates listed first.
- Hibbetts
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Oneida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watheys
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Specht
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Myers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Tabor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bon Air Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bon Air Estates.
Newspapers Published in Bon Air Estates ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bon Air Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bon Air Estates, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bon Air Estates.
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 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 Bon Air Estates:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Hancock 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 Bon Air Estates, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bon Air Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |