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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 Deacon Creek Corner (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 Deacon Creek Corner. 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 Deacon Creek Corner ...

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 Deacon Creek Corner: Deacon Crk. Cor. (or less commonly used: Deacon Crk. Crn.)

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 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.

Deacon Creek Corner is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).

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

  • Trumbull County     (The home county of Deacon Creek Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Bristolville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wildare
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Wildare is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
    • Wassie ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wassie is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
    • Mecca
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Mecca is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Greene
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greene is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Farmington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Mesopotamia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cortland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Delightful
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Delightful is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
    • Gustavus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
    • Wilhelm Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wilhelm Corner is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Corner
  • Ashtabula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Colebrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
    • Orwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orwell <1>
    • Dodgeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • Stanhope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
    • Wick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
    • Rome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Rome is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • New Lyme
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
    • West Williamsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
    • Hartsgrove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
    • Roaming Shores
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
    • Rock Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Simons
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Simons is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Chagrin Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bentleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Hunting Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Moreland Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • Hilltop
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hilltop is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Parkman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Middlefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Huntsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Welshfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Welshfield is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
    • East Claridon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
    • Burton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Montville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Auburn Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
    • Aquilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Chardon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bass Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirtland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecks Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
    • Perry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
  • Mahoning County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Mineral Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Austintown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Craig Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • North Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Perkins Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
    • West Austintown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
    • Youngstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
    • Hazelton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Canfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Ellsworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Campbell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Mahoning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mahoning is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
    • Garrettsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Windham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hiram
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hiram is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <1>
    • Drakesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Drakesburg is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
    • Wayland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wayland is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Mantua
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Diamond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Diamond is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
    • Evergreen Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Augerburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Augerburg is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
    • Palmyra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Keans ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Keans is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
  • Summit County
    • Reminderville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Reminderville is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Turner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Pymatuning South
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
    • Turnersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
    • Westford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
    • Espyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pymatuning Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
    • Adamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Hartstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
    • Atlantic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Pymatuning North
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
    • Linesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynces Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
  • Lawrence County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • New Bedford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • Pulaski
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Robinson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Mercer County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deacon Creek Corner, with the one closest to Deacon Creek Corner listed first.
    • Clark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Clark is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <1>
    • Grove City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sharon is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <1>
    • Sharpsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Farrell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Farrell is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <1>
    • Wheatland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shenango
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
    • Hermitage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Osgood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
    • West Middlesex
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • York County (PA)
    • Adamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville

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

Cemeteries Near Deacon Creek Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deacon Creek Corner.

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 Deacon Creek Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deacon Creek Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Deacon Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bowers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Bristol Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Sager Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • West Mecca Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Mecca Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mecca Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Mecca Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Mecca.
  • East Mecca Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • East Farmington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (390 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Deacon Creek Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deacon Creek Corner.

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

  • Spokane
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spokane is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Oakfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Oakfield is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Bristolville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • West Mecca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Mecca is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecca
  • North Bristol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bristol is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
  • Wildare
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wildare is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
  • Wassie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wassie is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
  • North Bloomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mecca
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mecca is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Champion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Champion is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Farmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • State Road
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • State Road is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cortland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mesopotamia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Deacon Creek Corner ...

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 Deacon Creek Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deacon Creek Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deacon Creek Corner.

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 Deacon Creek Corner:

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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Farmington and Bristolville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<3>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- Deacon Creek Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Deacon Creek Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.