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 Greenville (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 Greenville. 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 Greenville ...
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 Greenville: E. Greenville
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Greenville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Greenville.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
East Greenville 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 Greenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Greenville:
- Stark County (The home county of East Greenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Sippo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- North Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Westarado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Massillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forty Corners Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canal Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brewster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Justus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Rowsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Atwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Valleyview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Queensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Hibbetts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Sherrodsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chili
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Layland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Millersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Killbuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Wadsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Acme
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Sharon Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Poe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Westfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Youngs Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Friendsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Mishler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rootstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Barberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- East Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Lakemore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Thomastown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Parral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Shanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Heritage Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Sugarcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Rittman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Greenville, see our County-by-County Page for East Greenville.
Cemeteries Near East Greenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Greenville.
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 Greenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Greenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- East Greenville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Sixteen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- County Line Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stanwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kurtz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clapper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newman Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (672 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- The Clover Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- Pigeon Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Greenville had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Greenville, with the one closest to East Greenville listed first.
- Summit ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sippo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- North Lawrence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Pigeon Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Newman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Burton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- West Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Massillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McQuaid ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McQuaid is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuaid
- Crystal Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Canal Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Greenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Greenville.
Newspapers Published in East Greenville ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Greenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Greenville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Greenville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Greenville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Greenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Greenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |