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 Carrollton (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 Carrollton. 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 Carrollton ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Carrolton.
- In past government published Postal Guides, Carrollton was referred to as Carrollton Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Carrollton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carrollton.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Carrollton is located in Carroll County and is the County Seat.
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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Carrollton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carrollton:
- Carroll County (The home county of Carrollton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Wyncrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Hibbetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Dellroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Watheys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Queensboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Atwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Holloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- East Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hanoverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- North Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Conotton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Bowerston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Germano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Apex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Station Fifteen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Cadiz Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Feed Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Bergholz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Island Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alliance Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Greenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Louisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Sherman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Roswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barnhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dennison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beaver County (PA)
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Weirton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carrollton, see our County-by-County Page for Carrollton.
Cemeteries Near Carrollton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carrollton.
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 Carrollton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carrollton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Carrollton Grandview Cemetery
- Champers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seceders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (594 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Downing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Carrollton had a population of 1,228 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Carrollton had a population of 3,017 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carrollton, with the one closest to Carrollton listed first.
- Tabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Hibbetts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Dellroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harlem Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Scroggsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scroggsfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggsfield
- Specht
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Watheys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Pattersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- Leavittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Mechanicstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carrollton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carrollton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Carrollton ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrollton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Carrollton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Carrollton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Carrollton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of Carrollton.
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 websites either 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 Carrollton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Brooke 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> | 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 Carrollton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carrollton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |