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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Center Road. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Center Road to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Center Road, please Contact Us.
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 Center Road (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 Center Road. 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 Center Road ...
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 Center Road: Center Rd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Road. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Road.
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 northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Center Road is historic, it would have been located within present day Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Center Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Road:
- Geauga County (The home county of Center Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- East Claridon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Huntsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- West Bass Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Welshfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Chesterland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Orwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- East Trumbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roaming Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Harpersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Dodgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Mechanicsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Gates Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Chagrin Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Moreland Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pepper Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Kirtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Perry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Painesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Mentor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Fairport Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Evergreen Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Windham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Augerburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Reminderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Emmons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Boston Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Stow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Phalanx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Wildare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Mecca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Gustavus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Austin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Road, see our County-by-County Page for Center Road.
Cemeteries Near Center Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Road.
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 Center Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Claridon Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Claridon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Claridon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hambden Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsburg Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chardon Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Welton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Montville Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (325 more) ...
- Fowlers Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Center Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Road, with the one closest to Center Road listed first.
- Claridon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claridon
- East Claridon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Burton Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burton Station is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Station
- Huntsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Clarks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Chardon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Fowlers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bostwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bostwick is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Breakman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- Middlefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Thompson is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
- Windsor Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windsor Mills is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mills
- Fullertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Road.
Newspapers Published in Center Road ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Road, 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 Center Road.
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 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 Center Road:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Center Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Center Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |