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 Bostwick (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 Bostwick. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Bostwick is located in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Bostwick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bostwick:
- Geauga County (The home county of Bostwick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- West Bass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- East Claridon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Aquilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chesterland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Welshfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Trumbull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Hartsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- East Trumbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Harpersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Rock Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Eagleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Roaming Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Orwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Gates Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Mayfield Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chagrin Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndhurst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Pepper Pike
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Painesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- North Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Fairport Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Kirtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Hiram
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Windham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Camelot Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Reminderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Gustavus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Wildare
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Delightful
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Barclay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Crawford County (PA)
- Espyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bostwick, see our County-by-County Page for Bostwick.
Cemeteries Near Bostwick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bostwick.
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 Bostwick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bostwick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brakeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hambden Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clague Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Footville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gore Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Protestant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Bostwick had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bostwick, with the one closest to Bostwick listed first.
- South Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Thompson is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
- Breakman
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calm ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calm is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Footville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Trumbull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Clarks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Hartsgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chardon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Claridon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claridon
- East Claridon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bostwick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bostwick.
Newspapers Published in Bostwick ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bostwick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bostwick, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bostwick.
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 Bostwick:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford 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 Bostwick, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bostwick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |