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 Fredericksburg (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 Fredericksburg. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Fredericksburg is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Fredericksburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredericksburg:
- Wayne County (The home county of Fredericksburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Apple Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boys Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Weilersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Jeromesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Loudonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Redhaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Hayesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Perrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- New Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Layland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Chili
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Metham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Fresno
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Warsaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Canal Lewisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coshocton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Holmesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Killbuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Farmerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Glenmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Gann
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jelloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Nunda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Esto ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- River Styx
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Poe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Newville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beach City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Justus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- East Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Navarre Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Paxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Barrs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Parral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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 southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Zoar
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredericksburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fredericksburg.
Cemeteries Near Fredericksburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredericksburg.
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 Fredericksburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredericksburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Old West Fredericksburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fredericksburg West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery
- The Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fredericksburg East Cemetery
- Fredericksburg Eastside Cemetery
- Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery
- The Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayne Herschberger Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leaper Cemetery
- Traceys Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Twp. Cemetery
- The Prairie Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Baptist Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Mount Hope.
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canaan Baptist Cemetery
- Salt Creek Twp. Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2444065 <3>
- Emanuel Troyer Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Peter Miller Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- The Rudy S. Yoder Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Simon Yoder Cemetery
- Continue List (655 more) ...
- Fryburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolgamott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolgamott Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wolgamott Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Mount Hope.
- The Wolgamott Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salt Creek Twp. Cemetery
- Wheeler Farm Cemetery
- Woldamot Cemetery
- Wyler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298064 <3>
- Slutz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slutz Cemetery
- The Slutz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slutts Cemetery
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fredericksburg had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fredericksburg had a population of 414 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredericksburg, with the one closest to Fredericksburg listed first.
- Holmesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Paint Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trail is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredericksburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredericksburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fredericksburg ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericksburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fredericksburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fredericksburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fredericksburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> of Fredericksburg.
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 Fredericksburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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- Fredericksburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Fredericksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |