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 Girard (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 Girard. 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 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.
Girard is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Girard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Girard:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Girard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Churchill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- McDonald
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Klines Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Niles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Coalburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Bolindale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Paynes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Howland Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howland Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Center
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Stanhope
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Colebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Wick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Simons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Williamsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- West Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Washingtonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- New Waterford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Teegarden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Mill Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- North Georgetown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Parkman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Perkins Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Mineral Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Cornersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Lloyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Windham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mahoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Garrettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Limaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Cannelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- 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
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Ellwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning Central
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- New Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Bessemer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Wilmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- 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
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- West New Castle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Wheatland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Leesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Girard, see our County-by-County Page for Girard.
Cemeteries Near Girard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Girard.
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 Girard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Girard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Girard Liberty Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Welsh Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tod Homestead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tod Homestead Cemetery
- The Tod Homestead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rodef Sholom Cemetery
- Youngstown Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43752 <2>
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Mile Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Disciple Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Anshe Emeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Children of Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seceders Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (415 more) ...
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Niles Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welsh Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Girard had a population of 2,119 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Girard had a population of 9,159 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Girard, with the one closest to Girard listed first.
- Churchill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Brier Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Niles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Austintown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Coalburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Hazelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Hubbard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paynes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Girard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Girard.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Girard ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Girard.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Girard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Girard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Girard.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Girard.
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 Girard:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Beaver County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York 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 Girard, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Girard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |