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 Hard (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 Hard. 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 doctors 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.
Hard is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Ashland, Coshocton, Knox, Stark, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Hard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hard:
- Holmes County (The home county of Hard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Holmesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Miley Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killbuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Farmerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Loudonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jeromesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Rowsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Perrysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Mifflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Bailey Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Layland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- New Bedford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Metham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chili
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Nellie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Canal Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Fresno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Gann
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jelloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Buckeye City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Esto ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Pipesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pipesville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Friendsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Seville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gloria Glens Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- Pawnee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- River Styx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Newville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Bellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Hanley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beach City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Justus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- East Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Navarre Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Westarado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Clinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Comet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shanesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Barrs Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Sugarcreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zoar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stone Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Moreland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Shreve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Apple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Funk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Boys Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- East Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Devil Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Weilersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hard, see our County-by-County Page for Hard.
Cemeteries Near Hard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hard.
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 Hard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Prairie Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Twp. Cemetery
- The Prairie Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prairie Cemetery
- Moorehead Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- The Andy M. Yoder Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Prairie Cemetery
- Gorrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shreve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old West Fredericksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery
- The Fredericksburg East Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fredericksburg East Cemetery
- Fredericksburg Eastside Cemetery
- Millbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow Cemetery
- The Bigelow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biglow Cemetery
- Continue List (654 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leaper Cemetery
- Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery
- The Joseph Helmuth Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayne Herschberger 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hard, with the one closest to Hard listed first.
- Holmesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shreve
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Paint Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Valley is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Valley
- Springville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Millersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Apple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Welcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Welcome is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wooster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blachleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- McZena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hard.
Newspapers Published in Hard ...
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 Hard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hard, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hard.
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 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 Hard:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Knox County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Hard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |