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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 Elmwood (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 Elmwood. 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 Elmwood ...

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.

Another variation: Elm Wood.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Elmwood. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.

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 and doctors 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.

Elmwood is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Elmwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmwood:

  • Ashtabula County     (The home county of Elmwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Geneva
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Geneva-on-the-Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Driftwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Harpersfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
    • Saybrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Mechanicsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Austinburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chapel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Ashtabula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Crestlawn Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
    • Parkwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Gates Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Thompson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Montville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • West Bass Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
    • Huntsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Chardon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Aquilla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • East Claridon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
    • Middlefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Burton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesterland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yates Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
    • Parkman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • North Madison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • Madison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Perry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Perry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Painesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairport Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Grand River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mentor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Kirtland Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Brentwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Kirtland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Trumbull County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Mesopotamia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Greene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Greene is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • West Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gustavus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
    • Bristolville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Barclay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Pymatuning North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
    • Espyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Springboro Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
    • Pymatuning Central
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
    • Linesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Springboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Westford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
    • Conneautville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.
    • Tracy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Cherry Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Keepville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Pennside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
    • East Springfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Albion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Albion is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elmwood.

Cemeteries Near Elmwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmwood.

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 Elmwood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brakemans Corners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • South Ridge East Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Main Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sexton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Madison Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Unionville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Harpersfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dock Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South River Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Mechanicsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Madison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Middle Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 Elmwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmwood, with the one closest to Elmwood listed first.

  • Geneva
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Unionville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Harpersfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Saybrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
  • Cork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cork is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Austinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Munson Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Munson Hill is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Hill
  • North Madison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • North Madison is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Chapel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Calm ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Calm is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
    • Eagleville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Ashtabula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmwood.

Newspapers Published in Elmwood ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmwood.

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 Elmwood:

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 Elmwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elmwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.