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 Crystal Park (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 Crystal Park. 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 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.
Crystal Park is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Crystal Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crystal Park:
- Stark County (The home county of Crystal Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harter Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Meyers Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gambrinus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Belfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Oval City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Fohl Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Perry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Atwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Leavittsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Bowerston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Farmerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Wadsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sharon Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Mishler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Campbellsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Brady Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Ravenna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Augerburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- New Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Mogadore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Barberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dundee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barrs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Burton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Rittman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Crystal Park, see our County-by-County Page for Crystal Park.
Cemeteries Near Crystal Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crystal Park.
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 Crystal Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crystal Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhope Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43110 <2>
- West Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canton Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Crystal Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crystal Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crystal Park, with the one closest to Crystal Park listed first.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Gambrinus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Oval City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Howenstine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Aultman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crystal Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crystal Park.
Newspapers Published in Crystal Park ...
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 Crystal Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crystal Park, 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 Crystal Park.
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 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 Crystal Park:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Crystal Park, 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- Crystal Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |