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 Freeburg (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 Freeburg. 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 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 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.
Freeburg 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 Freeburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Freeburg:
- Stark County (The home county of Freeburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Belfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Oval City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Waynesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Pekin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Mechanicstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dellroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Millport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Bowerston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Bergholz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Craig Beach
(21 miles [33.8 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
- North Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Mishler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Lloyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Suffield Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rootstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Diamond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Campbellsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Myersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Comet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Thomastown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Portage Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Tallmadge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- South Canal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Roswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- New Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Freeburg, see our County-by-County Page for Freeburg.
Cemeteries Near Freeburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Freeburg.
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 Freeburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Freeburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Freeburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Alliance Church Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Salem Green Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Greenlawn Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Grange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Motts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount Childrens Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
- The Fairmount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Fairmount Memorial Cemetery
- West Beech Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (578 more) ...
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Freeburg had a population of 147 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Freeburg, with the one closest to Freeburg listed first.
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Maximo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- New Franklin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Moultrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Homeworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Mount Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bayard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Marks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Freeburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Freeburg.
Newspapers Published in Freeburg ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Freeburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Freeburg, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Freeburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Freeburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning 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 Freeburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Freeburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |