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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 Chester Center (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 Chester Center. 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 Chester Center ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Chester Center: Chester Ctr. (or less commonly used: Chester Cen., Chester Cent. or Chester Cntr.)

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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Chester Center is located in Geauga County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 Chester Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chester Center:

  • Geauga County     (The home county of Chester Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Chesterland
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland
      • Chesterland is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterland <2>
    • Yates Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
      • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
    • Chardon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
      • Chardon is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <2>
    • South Russell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
      • South Russell is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Aquilla
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • West Bass Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
    • Bainbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • Burton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <2>
    • East Claridon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
    • Auburn Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
    • Huntsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Middlefield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <2>
  • Ashtabula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Hartsgrove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
      • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
    • Trumbull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
    • East Trumbull
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Trumbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
      • East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
    • Orwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwell <2>
    • Rome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Ashtabula County
    • Harpersfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harpersfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
    • Rock Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Roaming Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
      • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
    • Geneva
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
    • Mechanicsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Dodgeville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
      • Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Driftwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
      • Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Gates Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Mills
      • Gates Mills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates Mills <2>
    • Hunting Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Mayfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
      • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <2>
    • Chagrin Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moreland Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pepper Pike
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Pike
      • Pepper Pike is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pepper Pike <2>
    • Highland Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Heights
      • Highland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Heights <2>
    • Lyndhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
      • Lyndhurst is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <2>
    • Woodmere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodmere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
      • Woodmere is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodmere <2>
    • Richmond Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
      • Richmond Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Heights <2>
    • Beachwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beachwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachwood
      • Beachwood is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beachwood <2>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Pecks Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
      • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
    • Kirtland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
      • Kirtland is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <2>
    • Waite Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waite Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
      • Waite Hill is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
    • Willoughby Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willoughby Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Hills
      • Willoughby Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willoughby Hills <2>
    • Kirtland Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Brentwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
    • Reynolds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reynolds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Lake County
    • Wickliffe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
    • Willoughby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
      • Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
    • Eastlake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
      • Eastlake is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastlake <2>
    • Willowick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowick
      • Willowick is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowick <2>
  • Medina County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Camelot Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
    • Mantua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hiram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Hiram is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <2>
    • Streetsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
    • Doolittles Corners
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
      • Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
    • Garrettsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Bush Knolls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
      • Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Drakesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
      • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
    • Mahoning
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
      • Mahoning is located in Portage County
    • Brady Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
      • Brady Lake is located in Portage County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Reminderville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reminderville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
      • Reminderville is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
    • Twinsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twinsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinsburg
      • Twinsburg is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twinsburg <2>
    • Northfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmons Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
    • Macedonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Northfield Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
    • Hudson Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson Village came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
      • Hudson Village is located in Summit County
    • Hudson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Boston Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
      • Boston Heights is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Boston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Summit County
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mill
      • Helltown
    • Peninsula
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peninsula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peninsula
      • Peninsula is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peninsula <2>
    • Richfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trumbull County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.
    • Mesopotamia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • West Farmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
    • Bristolville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Phalanx
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
      • Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
    • Wassie ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wassie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
      • Wassie is located in Trumbull County
    • Delightful
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
      • Delightful is located in Trumbull County
    • Greene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Trumbull County
    • Leavittsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Falls
      • Newton Falls is located in Trumbull County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton Falls <2>
    • South Canal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
      • South Canal is located in Trumbull County
    • Wildare
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
      • Wildare is located in Trumbull County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chester Center, see our County-by-County Page for Chester Center.

Cemeteries Near Chester Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chester Center.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chester Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.

  • Chester Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chester Twp.Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chesterland Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterland Memorial Park
    • The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
    • Chesterland Cemetery
    • Temple On The Heights Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirtland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirtland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirtland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briar Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briar Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fowlers Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowlers Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowlers Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knollwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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    • Acacia Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acacia Memorial Park
      • The Acacia Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Acacia Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39597 <5>
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • King Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Chester Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chester Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Chester Center, with the one closest to Chester Center listed first.

  • Fullertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
    • Fullertown is located in Geauga County
  • Gates Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Mills
    • Gates Mills is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates Mills <2>
  • Fowlers Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
    • Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
  • Kirtland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
    • Kirtland is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <2>
  • Mayfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chagrin Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chardon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
    • Chardon is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <2>
  • Clarks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Geauga County
  • Little Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
    • Little Mountain is located in Lake County
  • West Mentor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
    • West Mentor is located in Lake County
  • Reynolds
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reynolds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Lake County
  • Willoughby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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    • Rush Road ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
      • Rush Road is located in Lake County
    • Wickliffe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
      • Wickliffe is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <2>
    • Orange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chester Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chester Center.

Newspapers Published in Chester Center ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chester Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chester Center, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chester Center.

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 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 Chester Center:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chester Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Chester Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Chester Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chester Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5342, Longitude: -81.3379       In this case, the coordinates for Chester Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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