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 Bridgewater (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 Bridgewater. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bridgewater is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Bridgewater. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bridgewater:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Bridgewater)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- North Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Alexander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hanoverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Malvern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Dellroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Bowerston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Germano
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Scio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Bergholz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sebring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Patmos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Greenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- East Lewistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Canfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Yale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Mishler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Campbellsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Augerburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Suffield Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Belfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Waynesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Myersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Greensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Lakemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Thomastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Comet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- East Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Portage Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Tallmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Newton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Canal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Lordstown
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Girard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Niles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Austin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Mineral City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Cannelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Esther ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Galilee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Ohioville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Bessemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Enon Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bridgewater, see our County-by-County Page for Bridgewater.
Cemeteries Near Bridgewater ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgewater.
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 Bridgewater - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bridgewater covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- North Georgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reading Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chambersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moultrie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is located outside and to the west of Westville.
- Dutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (560 more) ...
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bridgewater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridgewater.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
- North Georgetown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Alexander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Moultrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- New Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Winona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winona is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Homeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Hanoverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Bayard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayard is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kensington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bridgewater. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bridgewater.
Newspapers Published in Bridgewater ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgewater.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgewater, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgewater.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bridgewater:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Hancock 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Bridgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bridgewater) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |