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 Hambden (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 Hambden. 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 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.
Hambden is located in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Hambden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hambden:
- Geauga County (The home county of Hambden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- West Bass Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Aquilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- East Claridon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Harpersfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Orwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Mechanicsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Gates Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Mayfield Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chagrin Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richmond Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Euclid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Painesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Pecks Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairport Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Waite Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garrettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Evergreen Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Camelot Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Windham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Streetsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Reminderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Northfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Hudson Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bristolville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Delightful
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Wildare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Phalanx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Mecca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Gustavus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Barclay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hambden, see our County-by-County Page for Hambden.
Cemeteries Near Hambden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hambden.
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 Hambden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hambden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Hambden Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pitkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chardon Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brakeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Claridon Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montville Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Protestant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Claridon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Claridon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Chardon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- King Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Leroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsburg Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Hambden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hambden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hambden, with the one closest to Hambden listed first.
- Clarks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Chardon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Claridon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claridon
- Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Bostwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bostwick is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
- Breakman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Breakman is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
- East Claridon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- South Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Thompson is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Thompson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Little Mountain is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Burton Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burton Station is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Station
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hambden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hambden.
Newspapers Published in Hambden ...
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 Hambden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hambden, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hambden.
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 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 Hambden:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Hambden, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hambden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |