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 Golden 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 Golden 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 Golden 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Golden Corners: Golden Cors.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Golden Corners is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Golden Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden Corners:
- Wayne County (The home county of Golden Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Aukerman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Devil Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Rowsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jeromesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McKay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Bailey Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 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 Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Binola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- North Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Holmesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Killbuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Charm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Fitchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Greenwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Knox County
- Jelloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Pheasant Run Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lagrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Eaton Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Oberlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Friendsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Seville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Chippewa Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Acme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Poe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Olivesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Lucas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- North Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Canal Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Forty Corners Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Justus
(25 miles [40.2 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 Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- New Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Barberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Copley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Comet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Fairlawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Portage Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Bath Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Tuscarawas County
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Golden Corners.
Cemeteries Near Golden Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden 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 Golden Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wayne Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Overton Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Wooster.
- The Overton Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1087337 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (591 more) ...
- Aukerman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Congress Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Congress.
- The Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Dutch Reformed 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Golden Corners had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden Corners, with the one closest to Golden Corners listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Canaan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Congress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Madisonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Burbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Lattasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Wooster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golden Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden Corners.
Newspapers Published in Golden 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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden Corners, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden Corners.
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 either 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 Golden Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Golden Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Golden Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |