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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 Crab Creek Junction (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 Crab Creek Junction. 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 Crab Creek Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Crab Creek Junction: Crab Crk. Jct. (or less commonly used: Crab Ck. Jct. or Crab Cr. Jct.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Crab Creek Junction is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Crab Creek Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crab Creek Junction:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Crab Creek Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Hazelton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Perkins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Austintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashtabula County
- Stanhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Columbiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Mill Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- Parkman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Diamond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mahoning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Yale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Garrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Coalburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Klines Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Girard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Masury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Niles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Cannelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- New Galilee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Darlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Ellwood City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Thompson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wurtemburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Portersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Slippery Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mount Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- S.N.P.J
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Wilmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crab Creek Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Crab Creek Junction.
Cemeteries Near Crab Creek Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crab Creek Junction.
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 Crab Creek Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crab Creek Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Lake Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jewish Federation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temple Emanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hugh Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Anshe Emeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- The Home Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kyle - Price Cemetery
- Mill Creek Park Cemetery
- Old Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283902 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Crab Creek Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crab Creek Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crab Creek Junction, with the one closest to Crab Creek Junction listed first.
- Hazelton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Struthers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Youngstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Boardman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Lowellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Churchill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Villa Maria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Villa Maria is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Maria
- New Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Sodom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crab Creek Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crab Creek Junction.
Newspapers Published in Crab Creek Junction ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crab Creek Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crab Creek Junction, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crab Creek Junction.
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 websites either 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 Crab Creek Junction:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Crab Creek Junction, 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- Crab Creek Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |