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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Briarwood Beach. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Briarwood Beach to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Briarwood Beach, please Contact Us.

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 Briarwood Beach (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 Briarwood Beach. 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 Briarwood Beach ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Briarwood Beach: Briarwood Bch.

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Briarwood Beach is historic, it would have been located within present day Medina County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 Briarwood Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Briarwood Beach:

  • Medina County     (The home county of Briarwood Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Chippewa Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
      • Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
      • 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 <3>
    • Gloria Glens Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloria Glens Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
      • Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Poe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
      • Poe is located in Medina County
    • Westfield Center
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Westfield Center is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • Medina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
    • Seville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • River Styx
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Styx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
      • River Styx is located in Medina County
    • Friendsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Medina County
    • Acme
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Medina County
    • Lodi
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Lodi is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <3>
    • Windfall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Medina County
    • Abbeyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
      • Abbeyville is located in Medina County
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Risley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
      • Risley is located in Medina County
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Ashland County
    • Polk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Redhaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
      • Redhaw is located in Ashland County
    • Rowsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
      • Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
    • Nova
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jeromesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
      • Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Savannah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <3>
    • Ashland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruggles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruggles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
      • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
    • Hayesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Bennetts Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennetts Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
      • Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Strongsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • North Royalton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
      • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <3>
    • Olmsted Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmsted Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted Falls
      • Olmsted Falls is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted Falls <3>
    • Berea
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
    • Middleburg Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Heights
      • Middleburg Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg Heights <3>
    • Broadview Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Heights
      • Broadview Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview Heights <3>
    • Brecksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brecksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brecksville
      • Brecksville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brecksville <3>
    • Brook Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Parma Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Heights
      • Parma Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma Heights <3>
    • North Olmsted
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
      • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <3>
    • Seven Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
      • Seven Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Hills <3>
    • Independence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
  • Holmes County
    • Holmesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • White Fox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Fox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
      • White Fox is located in Huron County
    • New London
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <3>
    • West Clarksfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
      • West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
    • Wakeman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitchville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitchville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
      • Fitchville is located in Huron County
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Belden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
      • Belden is located in Lorain County
    • Grafton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lagrange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pheasant Run Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
      • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Huntington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Lorain County
    • Eaton Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
    • Wellington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
    • Fields
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
      • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • North Ridgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
      • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <3>
    • Elyria
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oberlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kipton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
      • Kipton is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Suffield Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
      • Suffield Station is located in Portage County
    • Brimfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
    • Mishler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mishler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
      • Mishler is located in Portage County
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Brady Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
      • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
  • Richland County
    • Olivesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
      • Olivesburg is located in Richland County
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Canal Fulton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Fulton
      • Canal Fulton is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Fulton <3>
    • North Lawrence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
      • East Greenville is located in Stark County
    • Sippo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sippo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
      • Sippo is located in Stark County
    • Forty Corners Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forty Corners Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Corners Village
      • Forty Corners Village is located in Stark County
    • Rolling Hills Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Hills Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills Village
      • Rolling Hills Village is located in Stark County
    • West Brookfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
      • West Brookfield is located in Stark County
    • Uniontown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Stark County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <3>
    • Mayflower Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
      • Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
    • Greentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
      • Greentown is located in Stark County
    • Massillon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Westarado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
      • Westarado is located in Stark County
    • Brewster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <3>
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Paxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Summit County
    • Pigeon Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
      • Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
    • Copley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
      • Fairlawn is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlawn <3>
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Summit County
    • Bath Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
      • Bath Center is located in Summit County
    • Bath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barberton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Richfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
    • New Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
      • New Franklin is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
    • Akron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
      • Akron is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.
    • Creston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
    • Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Burbank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>
    • Rittman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aukerman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aukerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
      • Aukerman is located in Wayne County
    • Doylestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Congress
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
      • Congress is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
    • West Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
    • Marshallville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <3>
    • Boys Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
    • Devil Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devil Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
      • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
    • Lattasburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
      • Lattasburg is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Briarwood Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Briarwood Beach.

Cemeteries Near Briarwood Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Briarwood Beach.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Briarwood Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.

  • Spitzer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spitzer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spitzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westfield Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lafayette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Westfield Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Westfield Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Westfield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crowfoot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowfoot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowfoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Medina Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Medina Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Medina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Waltz Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waltz Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waltz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mound Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Seville.
    • Guilford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

While we didn't find Briarwood Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Briarwood Beach.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Briarwood Beach, with the one closest to Briarwood Beach listed first.

  • Chippewa Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
    • Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
    • 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 <3>
  • Poe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
    • Poe is located in Medina County
  • Chamberlain ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
    • Chamberlain is located in Medina County
  • Seville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Blake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
    • Blake is located in Medina County
  • Medina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
  • Friendsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
    • Friendsville is located in Medina County
  • River Styx
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Styx. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
    • River Styx is located in Medina County
  • Lodi
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Medina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <3>
  • Mallet Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallet Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
    • Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
  • Creston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Creston is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
  • Acme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Medina County
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    • Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Windfall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
      • Windfall is located in Medina County
    • Burbank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Briarwood Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Briarwood Beach.

Newspapers Published in Briarwood Beach ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Briarwood Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Briarwood Beach, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Briarwood Beach.

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 helpful 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 Briarwood Beach:

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Briarwood Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Briarwood Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Briarwood Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0767, Longitude: -81.8962       In this case, the coordinates for Briarwood Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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