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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Centerville is primarily located in Wayne County. A portion of Centerville extends into Holmes 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
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:
- Wayne County (The home county of Centerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Shreve
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Moreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Funk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wooster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- New Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- East Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Loudonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McKay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Jeromesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Rowsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Perrysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Mifflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Bailey Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Layland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Metham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- New Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Warsaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Chili
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- New Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Canal Lewisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Holmesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Killbuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stillwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Gann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jelloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Buckeye City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Esto ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Pipesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Friendsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Gloria Glens Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Pawnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Acme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Chippewa Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- River Styx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Wadsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Butler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Olivesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ontario
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Beach City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Justus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- North Lawrence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Rolling Hills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Westarado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Navarre Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerville, with the one closest to Centerville listed first.
- Barrs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Parral
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
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.
- Ripley Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bigelow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow Cemetery
- The Bigelow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biglow Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shreve Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moorehead Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- The Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Prairie Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gorrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (652 more) ...
- Finney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- The Finney Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paint Valley Cemetery
- Moreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Shreve
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Paint Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- McZena
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Nashville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Blachleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Holmesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loudonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Reedsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Millersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 81 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 first visit 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 Centerville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Centerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |