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 Claridon (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 Claridon. 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 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.
Claridon is located in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Claridon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claridon:
- Geauga County (The home county of Claridon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- East Claridon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Huntsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Burton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chardon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Middlefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Welshfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Chesterland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Auburn Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Orwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Trumbull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Harpersfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Roaming Shores
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Colebrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- New Lyme
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Eagleville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Gates Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chagrin Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Moreland Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Pepper Pike
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodmere
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beachwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Kirtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Brentwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Painesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mentor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- Craig Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Hiram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mahoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Evergreen Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Windham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Reminderville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Emmons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Boston Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Stow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Delightful
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Wildare
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Mecca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Leavittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claridon, see our County-by-County Page for Claridon.
Cemeteries Near Claridon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claridon.
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 Claridon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Claridon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- Claridon Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Claridon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Claridon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsburg Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chardon Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hambden Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montville Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Claridon had a population of 241 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Claridon, with the one closest to Claridon listed first.
- East Claridon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Burton Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Station is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Station
- Burton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Clarks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Chardon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Fowlers Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- South Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Windsor Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Windsor Mills is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mills
- South Thompson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Thompson is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bostwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bostwick is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Breakman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- Fullertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claridon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claridon.
Newspapers Published in Claridon ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claridon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claridon, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claridon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Claridon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Claridon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Claridon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |