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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Centerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Centerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Centerville, 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 Centerville (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 Centerville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Centerville is historic, it would have been located within present day Medina 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 Medina County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Centerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerville:
- Medina County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- River Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Risley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <2>
- Gloria Glens Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Abbeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Ruggles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Redhaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Rowsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jeromesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Mifflin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McKay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strongsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Binola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Berea
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parma Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Birmingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- White Fox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Wakeman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- East Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Greenwich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Olena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Delphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- North Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lagrange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Belden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oberlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kipton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Eaton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Elyria
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Olivesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shiloh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Copley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- West Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lattasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Devil Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Boys Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerville, see our County-by-County Page for Centerville.
Cemeteries Near Centerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerville.
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 Centerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hubler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Homer Lutheran Cemetery
- New Horizons Church Cemetery
- Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Homer Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Homerville Reformed Cemetery
- East Homerville Reformed Church Cemetery
- Pawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntington Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoef Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beckley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (484 more) ...
- Universalist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Close Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Main Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Centerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Spencer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Homerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Homer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Penfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Huntington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Semples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
- Nova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerville.
Newspapers Published in Centerville ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Richland County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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 Centerville, 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 from Point A (ie- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |