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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chamberlain. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chamberlain to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chamberlain, 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 Chamberlain (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 Chamberlain. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chamberlain 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 Chamberlain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chamberlain:
- Medina County (The home county of Chamberlain)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Medina
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach was located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Poe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poe is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Windfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windfall is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abbeyville is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Chippewa Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake is also 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gloria Glens Park is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- River Styx
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Styx is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granger is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Sharon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Valley City Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Valley City Station is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Nova
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jeromesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Bailey Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 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 Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Binola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- North Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Olmsted Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- White Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wakeman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Belden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Lagrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Fields
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate was located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elyria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mishler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Streetsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Camelot Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Doolittles Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- East Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Forty Corners Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Mayflower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- West Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Massillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hills and Dales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Bath Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Copley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Doylestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weilersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Devil Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chamberlain, see our County-by-County Page for Chamberlain.
Cemeteries Near Chamberlain ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chamberlain.
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 Chamberlain - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chamberlain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Medina Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spitzer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Medina Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- River Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Medina Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Center Cemetery
- The Medina Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bagdad Cemetery
- Fenn Road Cemetery
- Medina Twp. Cemetery
- Hamilton Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abbeyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Waltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
Chamberlain itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chamberlain, with the one closest to Chamberlain listed first.
- Medina
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poe is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Mallet Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallet Creek is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Chippewa Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake is also 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>
- Windfall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Windfall is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abbeyville is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Weymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weymouth is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Blake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blake is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- River Styx
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Styx is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Erhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erhart is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Sharon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granger is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friendsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendsville is also located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Seville
(8 miles [12.9 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 Chamberlain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chamberlain.
Newspapers Published in Chamberlain ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chamberlain.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chamberlain, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chamberlain.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Chamberlain:
- 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
- Portage County
- Stark 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 Chamberlain, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chamberlain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |