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 Boneta (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 Boneta. 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.
Boneta is located in Medina 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 Medina County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Boneta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boneta:
- Medina County (The home county of Boneta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Sharon Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Windfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Youngs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- River Styx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Gloria Glens Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Rowsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Nova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- North Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Binola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Broadview Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olmsted Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brook Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Geauga County
- Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huron County
- White Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Belden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Fields
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- North Ridgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Suffield Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mishler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Brady Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Streetsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Camelot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Corners Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- East Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Greentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Mayflower Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Hartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Massillon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Copley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Norton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Rittman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Burton City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weilersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Congress
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boneta, see our County-by-County Page for Boneta.
Cemeteries Near Boneta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boneta.
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 Boneta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boneta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Southwest Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Poe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crowfoot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coddingville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ganyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medina Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (563 more) ...
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Lutheran 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.<2>
While we didn't find Boneta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boneta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boneta, with the one closest to Boneta listed first.
- Poe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Windfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Sharon Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Styx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Blake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Chippewa Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Western Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Copley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Remsen Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Remsen Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Corners
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weymouth is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boneta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boneta.
Newspapers Published in Boneta ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boneta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boneta, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boneta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Boneta:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Huron County
- Lorain 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 Boneta, 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' (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- Boneta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |