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 Brier Hill (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 Brier Hill. 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 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.
Brier Hill 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 Brier Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brier Hill:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Brier Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Youngstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Hazelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Cornersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Struthers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lowellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Stanhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- West Williamsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Colebrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Simons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Orwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Columbiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- New Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Palestine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Mill Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Teegarden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- East Carmel
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Parkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Windham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mahoning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Wayland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Garrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Churchill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Klines Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Bolindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Cannelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Ellwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Koppel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Frisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wurtemburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- West Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Butler County (PA)
- Portersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Hillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bessemer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Edinburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Wilmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West New Castle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mahoningtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Leesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brier Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Brier Hill.
Cemeteries Near Brier Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brier Hill.
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 Brier Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brier Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anshe Emeth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tod Homestead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tod Homestead Cemetery
- The Tod Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodef Sholom Cemetery
- Youngstown Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43752 <2>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kyle - Price Cemetery
- Mill Creek Park Cemetery
- Old Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283902 <2>
- Church Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lanterman Motherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Hugh Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jewish Federation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brier Hill had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brier Hill, with the one closest to Brier Hill listed first.
- Youngstown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Churchill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Hazelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Girard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Sodom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Struthers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Mineral Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coalburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brier Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brier Hill.
Newspapers Published in Brier Hill ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brier Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brier Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brier Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Brier Hill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Brier Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brier Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |