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 Fairlawn (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 Fairlawn. 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 Fairlawn ...
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.
Another variation: Fair Lawn.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fairlawn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fairlawn.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Fairlawn is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Fairlawn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fairlawn:
- Summit County (The home county of Fairlawn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Copley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Bath Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Barberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peninsula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Ashland County
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Brecksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Broadview Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Seven Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Glenwillow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Strongsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Binola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Auburn Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Belden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Elyria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Youngs Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Sharon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Hinckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Poe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brimfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Suffield Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brady Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Streetsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Doolittles Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Camelot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Pine Gate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rootstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hartville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forty Corners Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- New Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- East Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Mayflower Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Hills and Dales
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Oval City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Doylestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Weilersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fairlawn, see our County-by-County Page for Fairlawn.
Cemeteries Near Fairlawn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fairlawn.
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 Fairlawn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fairlawn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Copley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Bath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Granger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stimson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ira Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coddingville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Loyal Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Akron Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glendale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fairlawn had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fairlawn had a population of 7,516 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fairlawn, with the one closest to Fairlawn listed first.
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Copley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ghent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ghent is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Botzum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Botzum is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Sharon Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Portage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Portage is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Portage
- Barberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- West Richfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Richfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richfield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Western Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- South Akron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fairlawn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fairlawn.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fairlawn ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fairlawn.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fairlawn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fairlawn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fairlawn.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of Fairlawn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fairlawn:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark 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 Fairlawn, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fairlawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |