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 Footville (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 Footville. 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.
Footville 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 Footville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Footville:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of Footville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Trumbull
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Hartsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Roaming Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Eagleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Geneva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Austinburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Gates Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Chagrin Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Pepper Pike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Huntsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- East Claridon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- West Bass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chesterland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welshfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Painesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairport Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grand River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Kirtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mahoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- Reminderville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Bristolville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gustavus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Mecca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Wildare
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Barclay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Kinsman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Espyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning Central
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Pymatuning North
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Westford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning South
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Linesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Erie County (PA)
- Tracy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Mercer County (PA)
- Jamestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Footville, see our County-by-County Page for Footville.
Cemeteries Near Footville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Footville.
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 Footville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Footville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Footville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Trumbull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trumbull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trumbull Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Trumbull.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43784 <2>
- Hartsgrove Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville - Windsor Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan Union Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Rock Creek.
- The Morgan Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rock Creek Center Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Cork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South River Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gore Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Southeast Hartsgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Footville had a population of 69 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Footville, with the one closest to Footville listed first.
- Trumbull
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Calm ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calm is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- South Thompson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Thompson is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
- East Trumbull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Hartsgrove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Cork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cork is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Bostwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bostwick is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Breakman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- Rome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Footville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Footville.
Newspapers Published in Footville ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Footville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Footville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Footville.
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 either 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 Footville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Mercer 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 Footville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Footville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |