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 Breakman (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 Breakman. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Breakman is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.
Below are the counties that are near Breakman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Breakman:
- Lake County (The home county of Breakman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Painesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry
(9 miles [14.5 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
- 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
- Fairport Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Mentor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brentwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Trumbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Hartsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- East Trumbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Harpersfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Driftwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Austinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Gates Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chagrin Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndhurst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- West Bass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chesterland
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- 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
- Windham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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 Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman 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)
- Northfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Gustavus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Mecca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Wildare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Delightful
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Barclay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Breakman, see our County-by-County Page for Breakman.
Cemeteries Near Breakman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Breakman.
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 Breakman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Breakman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brakeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hambden Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montville Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clague Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gore Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Lane Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Footville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Breakman had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Breakman, with the one closest to Breakman listed first.
- Bostwick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bostwick is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- South Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Thompson is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
- Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Footville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Footville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Calm ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calm is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Chardon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lane is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 Breakman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Breakman.
Newspapers Published in Breakman ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Breakman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Breakman, 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 Breakman.
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 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 Breakman:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Breakman, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Breakman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |