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 Garden Isle (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 Garden Isle. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Garden Isle 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 Garden Isle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Garden Isle:
- Medina County (The home county of Garden Isle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Lodi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Pawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Gloria Glens Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Seville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Rowsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Nova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jeromesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ruggles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Hayesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Olmsted Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parma Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Holmesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- New London
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- West Clarksfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Fitchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wakeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- East Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Olena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Collins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Pheasant Run Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Grafton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Eaton Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Oberlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Olivesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Lucas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- North Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Brewster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Justus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Paxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Copley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Barberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Bath Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Portage Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Burbank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aukerman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- West Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Devil Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Rittman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Garden Isle, see our County-by-County Page for Garden Isle.
Cemeteries Near Garden Isle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Garden Isle.
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 Garden Isle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Garden Isle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Burbank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Lodi Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Repp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Munson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aukerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Old Westfield Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
- The Homer Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Homerville Reformed Cemetery
- East Homerville Reformed Church Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Homer Lutheran Cemetery
- New Horizons Church 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.<2>
While we didn't find Garden Isle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Garden Isle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Garden Isle, with the one closest to Garden Isle listed first.
- Burbank
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lodi
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- West Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Congress
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Pawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Homerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Golden Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Homer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Chippewa Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Seville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Garden Isle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Garden Isle.
Newspapers Published in Garden Isle ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Garden Isle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Garden Isle, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Garden Isle.
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 helpful 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 Garden Isle:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit 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> | 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 Garden Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Garden Isle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |