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 Orchard (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 Orchard. 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 Orchard ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Orchard: E. Orchard
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Orchard. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Orchard.
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 Orchard 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 Orchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Orchard:
- Stark County (The home county of East Orchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Gambrinus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Belfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Hills and Dales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Perry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- East Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- 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
- Dellroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Bowerston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Charm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bergholz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Greenford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Wadsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sharon Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Mishler
(14 miles [22.5 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Campbellsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Brady Lake
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Pine Gate Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Greensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mogadore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- East Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Mount Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Orchard, see our County-by-County Page for East Orchard.
Cemeteries Near East Orchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Orchard.
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 Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Orchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canton Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (650 more) ...
- Fairhope Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43110 <2>
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 Orchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Orchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Orchard, with the one closest to East Orchard listed first.
- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Gambrinus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Howenstine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Mapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- 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
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Navarre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Orchard.
Newspapers Published in East Orchard ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Orchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Orchard, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Orchard.
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 Orchard:
- 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
- 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> | 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 Orchard, 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 Orchard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |