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 Clinton (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 Clinton. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Clinton is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Clinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clinton:
- Summit County (The home county of Clinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- New Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Barberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Copley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brecksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Binola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Glenwillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Seven Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Lorain County
- Belden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Wadsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Poe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Gloria Glens Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Windfall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Mishler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Rootstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Pine Gate Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Streetsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sippo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- West Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hills and Dales
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Westarado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Parral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Mineral City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Shanesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Somerdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Doylestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Rittman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Weilersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clinton, see our County-by-County Page for Clinton.
Cemeteries Near Clinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clinton.
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 Clinton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Clinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Canal Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lower Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Truth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- The Clover Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Doylestown Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter's & Paul's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (623 more) ...
- Doylestown Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- East End Cemetery
- Marshalville Cemetery
- Marshallville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Clinton had a population of 438 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clinton had a population of 1,206 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clinton, with the one closest to Clinton listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Doylestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Burton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Sippo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Western Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- Barberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clinton.
Newspapers Published in Clinton ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clinton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clinton.
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 helpful 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 Clinton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Clinton, 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 from Point A (ie- Clinton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |