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 Camp Roosevelt (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 Camp Roosevelt. 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 Camp Roosevelt ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Roosevelt: Cp. Roosevelt
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Camp Roosevelt. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Camp Roosevelt.
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.
Camp Roosevelt 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 Camp Roosevelt. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Roosevelt:
- Lake County (The home county of Camp Roosevelt)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- North Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Fairport Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Painesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- Driftwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Trumbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Mechanicsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Saybrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- East Trumbull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Austinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Nottingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Lyndhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bratenahl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Pepper Pike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Euclid
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Bass Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(18 miles [29 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
- Chesterland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Middlefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Roosevelt, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Roosevelt.
Cemeteries Near Camp Roosevelt ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Roosevelt.
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 Camp Roosevelt - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Roosevelt covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- The Perry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Road Cemetery
- Disciples Cemetery
- Perry Center Cemetery
- Perry Center Road Cemetery
- Perry Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211916 <2>
- Lane Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clague Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Middle Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Huntoon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gore Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Camp Roosevelt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Roosevelt.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Roosevelt, with the one closest to Camp Roosevelt listed first.
- Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lane is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Perry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grand River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Painesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Heisley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heisley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
- Breakman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bostwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bostwick is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Calm ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calm is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Roosevelt. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Roosevelt.
Newspapers Published in Camp Roosevelt ...
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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Roosevelt.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Roosevelt, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Roosevelt.
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 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 Camp Roosevelt:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga 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> | 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 Camp Roosevelt, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Roosevelt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |