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 Sparta (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 Sparta. 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 Sparta ...
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 Sparta: E. Sparta
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Sparta. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sparta.
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 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 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 Sparta 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 Sparta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Sparta:
- Stark County (The home county of East Sparta)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- East Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harter Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Navarre Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Valleyview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- New Harrisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Dellroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Queensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leavittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Sherrodsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- East Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- North Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Salineville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Teegarden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- New Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Bowerston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Conotton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Feed Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Germano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Cadiz Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Charm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Bergholz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Mishler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Lakemore
(24 miles [38.6 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
- North Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Mogadore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Barberton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Mineral City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zoarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Parral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(15 miles [24.1 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 Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Marshallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Doylestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Rittman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(30 miles [48.3 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 Sparta, see our County-by-County Page for East Sparta.
Cemeteries Near East Sparta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sparta.
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 Sparta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Sparta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- East Sparta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farber - Knotts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Battlesburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the south of Canton.
- The Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melscheimer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42096 <3>
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Henline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (680 more) ...
- Mineral City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral City Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find East Sparta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Sparta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Sparta, with the one closest to East Sparta listed first.
- Sandyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Howenstine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Waynesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zoar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Marks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- New Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Sparta. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sparta.
Newspapers Published in East Sparta ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Sparta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sparta, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sparta.
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 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 Sparta:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Sparta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Sparta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |