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 Fryburg (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 Fryburg. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Fryburg is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Ashland, Coshocton, Knox, Stark, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Fryburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fryburg:
- Holmes County (The home county of Fryburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Killbuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Glenmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Stillwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Loudonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McKay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Jeromesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Perrysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Carroll County
- Atwood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- New Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Layland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Chili
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Metham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Fresno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Canal Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Warsaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Coshocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Gann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Buckeye City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Esto ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Nunda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Seville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Acme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Wadsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Gloria Glens Park
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Lodi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- River Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Richland County
- Newville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beach City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- East Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Navarre Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Westarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Barrs Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Shanesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Parral
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stone Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Shreve
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Millbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Weilersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Orrville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fryburg, see our County-by-County Page for Fryburg.
Cemeteries Near Fryburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fryburg.
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 Fryburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fryburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Fryburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gospel Haven Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Drushell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drushell Cemetery
- The Drushell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drushel Cemetery
- Ezra Y Miller Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- The Arnold Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutherans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222305 <2>
- Wolgamott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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<3> 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 <2>
- Kline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline Cemetery
- The Kline Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ira Kline Cemetery
- Martins Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Melvin Miller Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel J Miller Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Hershberger Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hochstetler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochstetler Cemetery
- The Hochstetler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Levi Stocker Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (667 more) ...
- Levi Stutzman Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Slutz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slutz Cemetery
- The Slutz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slutts Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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]<3> 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 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Fryburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fryburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fryburg, with the one closest to Fryburg listed first.
- Benton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Trail
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trail is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Winesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grade ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grade is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grade
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Becks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Becks Mills is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Mills
- Mount Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fryburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fryburg.
Newspapers Published in Fryburg ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fryburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fryburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fryburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Fryburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Knox County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fryburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fryburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |