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 Collamer (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 Collamer. 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 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.
Collamer is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Collamer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Collamer:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Collamer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- East Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bratenahl
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Cleveland Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- South Euclid
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lyndhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beachwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Chesterland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Bainbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chardon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aquilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- West Bass Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Auburn Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Welshfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Huntsburg
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Wickliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Timberlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Willoughby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Avon Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Hinckley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Valley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Windfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Youngs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Drakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Garrettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Reminderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Boston Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Peninsula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Collamer, see our County-by-County Page for Collamer.
Cemeteries Near Collamer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Collamer.
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 Collamer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Collamer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- Nelaview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayfield Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42019 <2>
- Glenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Cleveland Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Tomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41762 <2>
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Euclid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Warrensville West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 in 1895, Collamer had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Collamer, with the one closest to Collamer listed first.
- East Cleveland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Bluestone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Collinwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Coits
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Nottingham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Noble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Euclid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warrensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wickliffe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Collamer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Collamer.
Newspapers Published in Collamer ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Collamer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Collamer, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Collamer.
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 Collamer:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Collamer, 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- Collamer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |