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 Fairhope (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 Fairhope. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Fairhope 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 Fairhope. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairhope:
- Stark County (The home county of Fairhope)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Meyers Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Malvern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Dellroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Atwood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Reading
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Alexander
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adair
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Summitville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Teegarden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Bowerston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Holmes County
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- Bergholz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Craig Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Wadsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sharon Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Mishler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Campbellsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Keans ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lloyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Brady Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Greensburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- New Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Portage Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- South Canal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Burton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Rittman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Sterling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairhope, see our County-by-County Page for Fairhope.
Cemeteries Near Fairhope ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairhope.
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 Fairhope - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairhope covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Evergreen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairhope Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Center Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Warstler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Warstler Cemetery
- The Henry Warstler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Cemetery
- Henrys Church Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Warstlers Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41365 <2>
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (626 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Werner Chapel 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.<3>
While we didn't find Fairhope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fairhope.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairhope, with the one closest to Fairhope listed first.
- Louisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Marks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Gambrinus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howenstine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Maximo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairhope. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairhope.
Newspapers Published in Fairhope ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairhope.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fairhope, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fairhope.
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 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 Fairhope:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Fairhope, 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 from Point A (ie- Fairhope) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |