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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 Canton (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 Canton. 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 Canton ...
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 Canton: E. Canton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Canton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Canton.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Canton is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near East Canton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Canton:
- Stark County (The home county of East Canton)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Belfort
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Fohl Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Meyers Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- North Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Dellroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Watheys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Atwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leavittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Chambersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Millport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Bowerston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Scio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Holmes County
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Bergholz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medina County
- Wadsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Mishler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Keans ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Campbellsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Brady Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- North Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Barberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- South Canal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Mineral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Roswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barnhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Mount Eaton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Rittman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Canton, see our County-by-County Page for East Canton.
Cemeteries Near East Canton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Canton.
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 Canton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Canton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Center Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairhope Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (634 more) ...
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canton Hebrew 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.<2>
While we didn't find East Canton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Canton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Canton, with the one closest to East Canton listed first.
- Marks ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Waco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Mapleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howenstine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Oval City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Myers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Canton. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Canton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Canton ...
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 East Canton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Canton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Canton and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Canton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of East Canton.
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 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 Canton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Canton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Canton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |