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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 Franks Corner (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 Franks Corner. 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 Franks Corner ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Franks Corner: Franks Cor. (or less commonly used: Franks Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Franks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Franks Corner may originally have been Frank's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Franks Corner might be written as Frank Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Franks Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Franks Corner.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Franks Corner is located in Medina 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 Medina County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Franks Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franks Corner:
- Medina County (The home county of Franks Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Valley City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valley City Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Hinckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Windfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- River Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ruggles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Rowsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Savannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Binola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Olmsted Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Birmingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- White Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Fitchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Belden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Pheasant Run Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- North Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- Canal Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Copley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Burbank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Creston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Sterling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Congress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franks Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Franks Corner.
Cemeteries Near Franks Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franks Corner.
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 Franks Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franks Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rest Acre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Acre Cemetery
- The Rest Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
- New Law Cemetery
- Reuter Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenhoe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beebetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Litchfield Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- York Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Westview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brunswick Center Cemetery
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aldrich 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 Franks Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Franks Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franks Corner, with the one closest to Franks Corner listed first.
- Erhart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Belden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Eaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Mallet Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Columbia Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Strongsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- West View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West View is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franks Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franks Corner.
Newspapers Published in Franks Corner ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franks Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franks Corner, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franks Corner.
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 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 Franks Corner:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Franks Corner, 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- Franks Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |