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 Craig Beach (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 Craig Beach. 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 Craig Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Craig Beach: Craig Bch.
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 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.
Craig Beach 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 Craig Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craig Beach:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Craig Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- North Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- West Austintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Patmos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Austintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Canfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Ashtabula County
- Orwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Pekin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Franklin Square
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Leetonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Columbiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Chambersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Glenwillow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Bentleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Parkman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- East Claridon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Keans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Yale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mahoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Augerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Drakesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Campbellsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Garrettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Limaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Uniontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Mogadore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stow
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Myersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Hudson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Reminderville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Cuyahoga Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- South Canal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Niles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delightful
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Bolindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Rays Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Hillsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bessemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- S.N.P.J
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Edinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Nashua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craig Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Craig Beach.
Cemeteries Near Craig Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craig Beach.
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 Craig Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craig Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Price Mill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reichert Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eckis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmyra Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Palmyra.
- The Palmyra Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palmyra West Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (518 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Craig Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craig Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craig Beach, with the one closest to Craig Beach listed first.
- Pritchard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pritchard is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Blanco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blanco is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lloyd
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- McClintocksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Newton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berlin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rosemont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- North Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lordstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Braceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craig Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craig Beach.
Newspapers Published in Craig Beach ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craig Beach, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craig Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Craig Beach:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Craig Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Craig Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |