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 Hardscrabble (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 Hardscrabble. 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.
Hardscrabble is located in 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 Hardscrabble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardscrabble:
- Medina County (The home county of Hardscrabble)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Valley City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Valley City Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Windfall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Albion
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ruggles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Rowsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Binola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Olmsted Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Birmingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- White Fox
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Belden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Pheasant Run Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Aurora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Kent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Streetsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Pigeon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Copley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Burbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- West Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Congress
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Doylestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Devil Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardscrabble, see our County-by-County Page for Hardscrabble.
Cemeteries Near Hardscrabble ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardscrabble.
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 Hardscrabble - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardscrabble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beebetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rest Acre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Acre Cemetery
- The Rest Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
- New Law Cemetery
- Reuter Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Belden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenhoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- The Westview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brunswick Center Cemetery
- North Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- York Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strongsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Hardscrabble in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardscrabble.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- Columbia Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Erhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- North Eaton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Belden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mallet Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Strongsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West View is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Olmsted Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardscrabble. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardscrabble.
Newspapers Published in Hardscrabble ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardscrabble.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardscrabble, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardscrabble.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hardscrabble:
- 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
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Hardscrabble, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hardscrabble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |