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 Canal Fulton (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 Canal Fulton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Canal Fulton is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Canal Fulton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Canal Fulton:
- Stark County (The home county of Canal Fulton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Forty Corners Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sippo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- East Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Mayflower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Massillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Hills and Dales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Perry Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Redhaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Atwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Chambersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Reading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- East Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brecksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Wadsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Youngs Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Gloria Glens Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Westfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Windfall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Mishler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pine Gate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Doolittles Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Augerburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Barberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Thomastown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Lakemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Parral
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Heritage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Somerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Burton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Mount Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Apple Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Canal Fulton, see our County-by-County Page for Canal Fulton.
Cemeteries Near Canal Fulton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canal Fulton.
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 Canal Fulton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Canal Fulton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canal Fulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- The Clover Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Newman Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clapper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kurtz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (645 more) ...
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Line Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Massillon.
- The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43006 <2>
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Canal Fulton had a population of 1,173 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Canal Fulton had a population of 5,399 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Canal Fulton, with the one closest to Canal Fulton listed first.
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Crystal Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Sippo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- McDonaldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Burton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- East Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- West Brookfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Massillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Canal Fulton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Canal Fulton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Canal Fulton ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canal Fulton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Canal Fulton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Canal Fulton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Canal Fulton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of Canal Fulton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Canal Fulton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canal Fulton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Canal Fulton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |