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 Derby Downs (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 Derby Downs. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Derby Downs is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Derby Downs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Derby Downs:
- Summit County (The home county of Derby Downs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Lakemore
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Thomastown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Tallmadge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Barberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- North Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Applecreek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Glenwillow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Brecksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Walton Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Broadview Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Independence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Valley View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- South Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Welshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Sharon Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Hinckley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Medina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Gloria Glens Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Suffield Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Mishler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brimfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Rootstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pine Gate Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Doolittles Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Streetsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Augerburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hartville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- North Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oval City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Canal Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Forty Corners Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Harter Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- North Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- South Canal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Doylestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Weilersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Mount Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Derby Downs, see our County-by-County Page for Derby Downs.
Cemeteries Near Derby Downs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Derby Downs.
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 Derby Downs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Derby Downs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Slovak Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovak Evangelical Cemetery
- The Slovak Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
- Edwin Shaw Sanitarium Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springfield Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anshe Sfard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Akron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Milheim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middlesbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (564 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Derby Downs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Derby Downs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Derby Downs, with the one closest to Derby Downs listed first.
- Krumroy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
- North Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Thomastown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Brittain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brittain is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- East Akron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Akron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
- Myersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Suffield Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Tallmadge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Suffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Brimfield Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- Barberton
(6 miles [9.7 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 Derby Downs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Derby Downs.
Newspapers Published in Derby Downs ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Derby Downs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Derby Downs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Derby Downs.
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 helpful 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 Derby Downs:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull 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 Derby Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Derby Downs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |