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 Bowmans Corners (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 Bowmans Corners. 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 Bowmans Corners ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Bowmans Corners: Bowmans Cors.
- While the name of this community is Bowmans Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bowmans Corners may originally have been Bowman's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bowmans Corners might be written as Bowman Corners.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Bowmans Corners is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bowmans Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowmans Corners:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Bowmans Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Hickory Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Greenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- West Austintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Sebring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Leetonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- North Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Adair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- Parkman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Mahoning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Rootstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Ravenna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Minerva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- East Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Mogadore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Myersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- North Springfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Lordstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Niles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Bolindale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Newton Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Austin Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Cannelton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Esther ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Koppel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Dawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Ohioville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Mayfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- S.N.P.J
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Enon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Nashua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- East Moravia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Wheatland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hermitage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowmans Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Bowmans Corners.
Cemeteries Near Bowmans Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowmans Corners.
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 Bowmans Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowmans Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evangeline Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dean Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geeburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lumberton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (511 more) ...
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Berlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Bowmans Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowmans Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowmans Corners, with the one closest to Bowmans Corners listed first.
- Patmos
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Calla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calla is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calla
- Rosemont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Canfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Snodes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- New Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Buffalo is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- North Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowmans Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowmans Corners.
Newspapers Published in Bowmans Corners ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowmans Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowmans Corners, 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 Bowmans Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bowmans Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bowmans Corners, 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 from Point A (ie- Bowmans Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |