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 Duck Creek (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 Duck Creek. 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 Duck Creek ...
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 Duck Creek: Duck Crk. (or less commonly used: Duck Ck. or Duck Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Duck Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Duck Creek.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Duck Creek 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 Duck Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duck Creek:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Duck Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Lordstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Newton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Austin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Canal
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Rays Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Delightful
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Phalanx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Stanhope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- West Williamsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Hartsgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- New Lyme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Columbiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Reading
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Adair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- New Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Unity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 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 Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Parkman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(26 miles [41.8 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
- East Claridon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Bainbridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Aquilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- North Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Craig Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Austintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Perkins Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hazelton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mahoning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Keans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Garrettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Hiram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Limaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Belfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Mogadore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Reminderville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Hudson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Silver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Tallmadge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Twinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- New Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Hillsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Nashua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mount Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Wilmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mahoningtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Clark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duck Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Duck Creek.
Cemeteries Near Duck Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duck Creek.
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 Duck Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duck Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Lordstown Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McCorkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paltzgroff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soaptown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
- House of Israel Cemetery
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Knoll Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Warren.
- Price Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Newton Falls 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.<3>
While we didn't find Duck Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duck Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duck Creek, with the one closest to Duck Creek listed first.
- Lordstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- North Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leavittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Braceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Pritchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Mineral Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Niles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClintocksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rosemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- Austintown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duck Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duck Creek.
Newspapers Published in Duck Creek ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duck Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duck Creek, 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 Duck Creek.
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 Duck Creek:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit 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> | 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 Duck Creek, 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- Duck Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |