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 Ashtabula (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 Ashtabula. 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 Ashtabula ...
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 Ashtabula: E. Ashtabula
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 northeast 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 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.
East Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).
Below are the counties that are near East Ashtabula. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Ashtabula:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of East Ashtabula)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- Ashtabula
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Crestlawn Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Parkwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Kingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Austinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- Thompson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Huntsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- West Bass Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Claridon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- North Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Madison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Perry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Painesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Gustavus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- Springboro Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Conneautville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning North
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Espyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Pymatuning Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Crossingville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Harmonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Norrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- Tracy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- East Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keepville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cranesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Platea
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Girard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Little Elk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Ashtabula, see our County-by-County Page for East Ashtabula.
Cemeteries Near East Ashtabula ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Ashtabula.
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 Ashtabula - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Ashtabula covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Ashtabula Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saybrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Township Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Longview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Longview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kingsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353235 <2>
- Lulu Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu Falls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lulu Falls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kingsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41892 <2>
- Gageville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Ashtabula in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Ashtabula.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Ashtabula, with the one closest to East Ashtabula listed first.
- Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harbor is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- Ashtabula
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Kingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saybrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- North Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Munson Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Munson Hill is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Hill
- Gageville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
- Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Austinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kelloggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Amboy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Amboy is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Geneva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bulah is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulah
- Mechanicsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Ashtabula. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Ashtabula.
Newspapers Published in East Ashtabula ...
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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Ashtabula.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Ashtabula, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Ashtabula.
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 East Ashtabula:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford County
- Erie 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 Ashtabula, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Ashtabula) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |