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 Easton (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 Easton. 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.
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 and doctors 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.
Easton 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 Easton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Easton:
- Wayne County (The home county of Easton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Doylestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rittman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weilersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- East Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Boys Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Burbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jeromesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- North Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Binola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Brecksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Olmsted Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Charm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Belden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Eaton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Lagrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Gloria Glens Park
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Westfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Windfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Youngs Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Chippewa Lake
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 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 Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Mishler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rootstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Pine Gate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Camelot Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Ravenna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Streetsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Massillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Greentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Norton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Paxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Portage Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Pigeon Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Copley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Easton, see our County-by-County Page for Easton.
Cemeteries Near Easton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easton.
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 Easton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Easton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Easton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Doylestown Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doylestown Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter's & Paul's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill Cemetery
- The Chestnut Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Doylestown Cemetery
- Shinersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crown Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- East End Cemetery
- Marshalville Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (616 more) ...
- Rittman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flickinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conrad 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Easton had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
- Doylestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rittman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Western Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- River Styx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Blake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Seville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Easton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Easton.
Newspapers Published in Easton ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Easton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Easton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Easton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes 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 Easton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Easton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |