Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Eight Square. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Eight Square to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Eight Square, please Contact Us.
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 Eight Square (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 Eight Square. 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 Eight Square ...
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 Eight Square: Eight Sq. (or less commonly used: Eight Sqr.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Eight Square is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Eight Square. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eight Square:
- Wayne County (The home county of Eight Square)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Lattasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- New Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Congress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Devil Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Aukerman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Funk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- West Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Smithville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Rowsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McKay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Nova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Mifflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- Layland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Holmesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Killbuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Charm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Fitchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- West Clarksfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Jelloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Gann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- North Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Buckeye City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Pheasant Run Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Belden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Lagrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Oberlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kipton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Seville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <2>
- Acme
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Risley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Olivesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Lucas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Shenandoah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Mansfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hanley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <2>
- Ontario
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- East Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Canal Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Corners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Justus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Mayflower Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Westarado
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Beach City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- New Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Barberton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Copley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Comet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Fairlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Portage Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Tuscarawas County
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eight Square, see our County-by-County Page for Eight Square.
Cemeteries Near Eight Square ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eight Square.
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 Eight Square - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eight Square covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- Eight Square Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rumbaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reedsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Overton Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northwest of Wooster.
- The Overton Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1087337 <3>
- Mohican Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warners - Congress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (588 more) ...
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Eight Square in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eight Square.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eight Square, with the one closest to Eight Square listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Cedar Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Lattasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Reedsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Pleasant Home
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Congress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Redhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Blachleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Golden Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- West Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eight Square. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eight Square.
Newspapers Published in Eight Square ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eight Square.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eight Square, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eight Square.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Eight Square:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Eight Square, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eight Square) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |