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 Geeburg (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 Geeburg. 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 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.
Geeburg is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Geeburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Geeburg:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Geeburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Ellsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Canfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Austintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Cornersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Patmos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Mineral Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Greenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Craig Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Columbiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- North Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- New Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Adair
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Parkman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Lloyd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Mahoning
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Campbellsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Drakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Garrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rootstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Minerva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- East Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Mogadore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Lordstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Niles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Newton Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Canal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Klines Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Austin Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Cannelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- New Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- S.N.P.J
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Nashua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Enon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Geeburg, see our County-by-County Page for Geeburg.
Cemeteries Near Geeburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geeburg.
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 Geeburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geeburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Geeburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Covenanter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dean Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brunsteter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCorkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Geeburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Geeburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Geeburg, with the one closest to Geeburg listed first.
- Ellsworth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Rosemont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
- North Jackson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Austintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Berlin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Calla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calla is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calla
- Cornersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Blanco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blanco is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Greenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- New Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Mineral Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Geeburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Geeburg.
Newspapers Published in Geeburg ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geeburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geeburg, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geeburg.
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 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 Geeburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Geeburg, 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' (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- Geeburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |