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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Geisingers Corners. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Geisingers Corners to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Geisingers Corners, please Contact Us.
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 Geisingers Corners (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 Geisingers Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Geisingers Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Geisingers Corners: Geisingers Cors.
- While the name of this community is Geisingers Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Geisingers Corners may originally have been Geisinger's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Geisingers Corners might be written as Geisinger Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Geisingers Corners is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Geisingers Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Geisingers Corners:
- Medina County (The home county of Geisingers Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Lodi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pawnee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Risley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- River Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <3>
- Gloria Glens Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Nova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Bailey Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeromesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Olmsted Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Binola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Berea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parma Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- White Fox
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- New London
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Wakeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(24 miles [38.6 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)
- Hartland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Olena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- North Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Huntington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Pheasant Run Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Rochester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Eaton Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Brighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Oberlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Elyria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Olivesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Copley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Norton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Barberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- West Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Rittman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- New Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Doylestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Geisingers Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Geisingers Corners.
Cemeteries Near Geisingers Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Geisingers Corners.
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 Geisingers Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Geisingers Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Chatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homer Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Old Lodi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Vanderhoef Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Munson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friendsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (521 more) ...
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Geisingers Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Geisingers Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Geisingers Corners, with the one closest to Geisingers Corners listed first.
- Pawnee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Lodi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Homer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Homerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homerville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
- Burbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 <3>
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Mallet Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Penfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Geisingers Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Geisingers Corners.
Newspapers Published in Geisingers Corners ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Geisingers Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Geisingers Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Geisingers Corners.
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 Geisingers Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Geisingers Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Geisingers Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |