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 Center World (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 World. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Center World is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Center World. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center World:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Center World)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Austin Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delightful
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Newton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Canal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Bolindale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Rays Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Wilhelm Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilhelm Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Corner
- Howland Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howland Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Center
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Orwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Stanhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Wick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Hartsgrove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- New Lyme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- West Williamsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Roaming Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- East Trumbull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Simons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- North Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Teegarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Adair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- New Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- New Waterford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Glenwillow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Parkman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- East Claridon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Yates Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Montville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Craig Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Ellsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Hazelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mahoning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Garrettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Drakesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Augerburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Limaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Reminderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Mogadore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Tallmadge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Cuyahoga Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- New Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Hillsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Edinburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J
(29 miles [46.7 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
- New Wilmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center World, see our County-by-County Page for Center World.
Cemeteries Near Center World ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center World.
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 World - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center World covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Leavittsburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Braceville Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paltzgroff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- House of Israel Cemetery
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Knoll Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Warren.
- Delightful Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Newton Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Newton Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reform Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lordstown Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Center World in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center World.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center World, with the one closest to Center World listed first.
- Leavittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Lordstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Delightful
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Newton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Champion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- State Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- State Road is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- McClintocksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Southington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Mahoning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Pritchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pritchard is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Niles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center World. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center World.
Newspapers Published in Center World ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center World.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center World, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center World.
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 professional and volunteer 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 World:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit 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> | 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 World, 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 from Point A (ie- Center World) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |