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 Conneaut (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 Conneaut. 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 Conneaut ...
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 Conneaut: E. Conneaut
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 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 Conneaut 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 Conneaut. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Conneaut:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of East Conneaut)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Conneaut, with the one closest to East Conneaut listed first.
- Conneaut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelloggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- North Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Parkwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Ashtabula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Conneaut, with the one closest to East Conneaut listed first.
- North Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Conneaut, with the one closest to East Conneaut listed first.
- Springboro Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Conneautville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Dicksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Pymatuning North
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Linesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Norrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Harmonsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Espyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Lynces Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Conneaut, with the one closest to East Conneaut listed first.
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- East Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Keepville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Cranesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Platea
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Conneaut, see our County-by-County Page for East Conneaut.
Cemeteries Near East Conneaut ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Conneaut.
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 Conneaut - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Conneaut covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Conneaut, with the one closest to East Conneaut listed first.
- East Lakeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durkee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Lakeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (145 more) ...
- Lake Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 East Conneaut in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Conneaut.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Conneaut, with the one closest to East Conneaut listed first.
- Conneaut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amboy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- West Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bushnell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Tracy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- North Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kelloggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Monroe Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Kingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
- Riggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Riggs is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Pennside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Conneaut. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Conneaut.
Newspapers Published in East Conneaut ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Conneaut.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Conneaut, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Conneaut.
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 either 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 Conneaut:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lake County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- York 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 Conneaut, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Conneaut) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |