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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...
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 Union: E. Union
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Union.
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 hospitals 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 Union is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near East Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Union:
- Wayne County (The home county of East Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Weilersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Apple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Devil Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Rowsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hayesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Loudonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perrysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bailey Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Layland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Chili
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Metham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holmesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Charm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Farmerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Killbuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Gann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jelloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Lorain County
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Seville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Wadsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Friendsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Gloria Glens Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- River Styx
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Sharon Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Mishler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- East Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Brewster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canal Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Wilmot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Corners Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Comet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Paxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Portage Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Copley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Union, see our County-by-County Page for East Union.
Cemeteries Near East Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Union.
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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Erb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bodine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maple Grove Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Memorial Park
- The Maple Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Salem Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Stauffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wayne County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Applecreek West End Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Applecreek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bott Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (672 more) ...
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sommer Cemetery
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 Union had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
- Apple Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McQuaid ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McQuaid is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuaid
- Weilersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Orrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Wooster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madisonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Summit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Mount Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- East Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Union.
Newspapers Published in East Union ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Union, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Union:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Union, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |