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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 Conneaut (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 Conneaut. 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.

Conneaut is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Conneaut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Conneaut:

  • Ashtabula County     (The home county of Conneaut)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneaut, with the one closest to Conneaut listed first.
    • North Kingsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
      • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <2>
    • Kelloggsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Crestlawn Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestlawn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
      • Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
    • Edgewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
    • Parkwood Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
      • Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
    • Ashtabula
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jefferson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Saybrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saybrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saybrook
      • From Conneaut to Saybrook
    • Dorset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Austinburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneaut, with the one closest to Conneaut listed first.
    • North Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • North Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
  • Crawford County (PA)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conneaut, with the one closest to Conneaut listed first.
    • Cherry Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tracy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tracy
      • From Conneaut to Tracy
    • East Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Conneaut to Cross
    • Albion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Keepville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keepville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
      • Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Keepville
      • From Conneaut to Keepville
    • Pennside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cranesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
      • Cranesville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <2>
    • Platea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Girard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Little Elk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Conneaut ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conneaut.

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 Conneaut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • East Lakeville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lakeville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lakeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Lakeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lakeville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lakeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Farnham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cottage Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Durkee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durkee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durkee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarks Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarks Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarks Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (141 more) ...
    • Greenlawn Memory Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memory Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Reeds Corners Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lake 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Conneaut had a population of 3,241 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Conneaut had a population of 12,237 people.

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

  • Amboy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amboy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
    • Amboy is located in Ashtabula County
  • West Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
    • West Springfield is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Springfield <2>
  • North Kingsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
    • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <2>
  • Bushnell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
    • Bushnell is located in Ashtabula County
  • Tracy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tracy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tracy
    • From Conneaut to Tracy
  • Cherry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelloggsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County
  • East Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
    • North Springfield is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Springfield <2>
  • Gageville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gageville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
    • Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Conneaut to Cross
    • Thornton Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Junction
      • Thornton Junction is located in Erie County (PA)
    • Riggs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
      • Riggs is located in Ashtabula County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Conneaut ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conneaut.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Conneaut. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Conneaut and those printed in the larger area surrounding Conneaut.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<6> of Conneaut.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Conneaut:

The official website for Conneaut: www.conneaut.net/

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.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>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.
<5>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 Conneaut, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Conneaut) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conneaut. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9515, Longitude: -80.5590    









 

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