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 Dutch Alley (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 Dutch Alley. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Dutch Alley is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Dutch Alley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dutch Alley:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Dutch Alley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Slavic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slavic Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavic Village
- Newburgh Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cuyahoga Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ohio City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ohio City is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Cleveland Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- University Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bratenahl
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
- Brooklyn Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Garfield Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
- Beachwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Chesterland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Bainbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Chardon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aquilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Welshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- East Claridon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Wickliffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Timberlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Waite Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Pecks Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Avon Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- North Ridgeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Avon Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Belden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Hinckley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Abbeyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Medina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Litchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Reminderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Peninsula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Hudson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dutch Alley, see our County-by-County Page for Dutch Alley.
Cemeteries Near Dutch Alley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dutch Alley.
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 Dutch Alley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dutch Alley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lansing Ave. Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harvard Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garfield Tomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake View Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cleveland.
- The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41762 <2>
- East Cleveland Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Erie Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Willet Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- Willett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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 Dutch Alley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dutch Alley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dutch Alley, with the one closest to Dutch Alley listed first.
- Cleveland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- East Cleveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collamer is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- Coits
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coits is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coits
- Willow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Bluestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Collinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Warrensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- North Linndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Linndale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dutch Alley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dutch Alley.
Newspapers Published in Dutch Alley ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dutch Alley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dutch Alley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dutch Alley.
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 Dutch Alley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Dutch Alley, 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' (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- Dutch Alley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |