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 East Alliance (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 East Alliance. 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 East Alliance ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Alliance: E. Alliance
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Alliance. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Alliance.
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.
East Alliance is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near East Alliance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Alliance:
- Mahoning County (The home county of East Alliance)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Craig Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Greenford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- New Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Mechanicstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Dellroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hanoverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin Square
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Bergholz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Lloyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Diamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Rootstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Campbellsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Augerburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Wayland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Suffield Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Mogadore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Tallmadge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Comet
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Munroe Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- South Canal
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Niles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bolindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Leavittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Delightful
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Girard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Bessemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Alliance, see our County-by-County Page for East Alliance.
Cemeteries Near East Alliance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Alliance.
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 East Alliance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Alliance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alliance Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dutch Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alliance City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Beech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
- The Fairmount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Fairmount Memorial Cemetery
- Fairmount Childrens Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is located outside and to the west of Westville.
- Lexington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount Grange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 East Alliance in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Alliance.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Alliance, with the one closest to East Alliance listed first.
- Mount Union
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Alliance Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maximo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- Homeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Snodes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- Freeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- North Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- North Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Benton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Alliance. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Alliance.
Newspapers Published in East Alliance ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Alliance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Alliance, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Alliance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 East Alliance:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Lawrence 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 East Alliance, 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- East Alliance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |