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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dewey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dewey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dewey, please Contact Us.
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 Dewey (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 Dewey. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dewey is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Dewey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dewey:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Dewey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Kinsman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barclay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Superior ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Gustavus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Mecca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Five Points
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Fowler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Cortland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Stanhope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- West Williamsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Simons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Colebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Richmond Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Dorset
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Orwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Roaming Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 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 Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Huntsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Middlefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Parkman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Claridon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Welshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Aquilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Mineral Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Youngstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Perkins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Austintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Cornersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Struthers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Mahoning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Espyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Atlantic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning North
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Linesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conneaut Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynces Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Pennside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Tracy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Keepville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- New Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Volant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Osgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Shenango
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Kennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Leechs Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kashner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Sharpsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kremis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Clark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 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 Dewey, see our County-by-County Page for Dewey.
Cemeteries Near Dewey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dewey.
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 Dewey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dewey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- New Kinsman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Gustavus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Gustavus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Williamsfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brockway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Giddings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
Dewey itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dewey, with the one closest to Dewey listed first.
- Kinsman
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barclay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Farmdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Stanhope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Cornelion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornelion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelion
- West Williamsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Superior ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Williamsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gustavus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Simons
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Wick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Latimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dewey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dewey.
Newspapers Published in Dewey ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dewey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dewey, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dewey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Dewey:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dewey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dewey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |