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 Harrisburg (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 Harrisburg. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Harrisburg is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Harrisburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisburg:
- Stark County (The home county of Harrisburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Oval City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Limaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- North Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harter Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Pekin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mechanicstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Queensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- North Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin Square
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Millport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Craig Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Mishler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Rootstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Brimfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Augerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Ravenna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Myersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Lakemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Comet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- East Akron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Portage Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tallmadge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- South Canal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Bolivar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Burton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisburg, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisburg.
Cemeteries Near Harrisburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisburg.
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 Harrisburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Sacred Heart of Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beech Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- French Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Baptist Church Cemetery
- The French Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- French Baptist Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Science Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Werner Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (561 more) ...
- Marlboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Harrisburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrisburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisburg, with the one closest to Harrisburg listed first.
- Maximo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marlboro is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Freeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Oval City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- New Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Mount Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Limaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Robertsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisburg.
Newspapers Published in Harrisburg ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisburg, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisburg.
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 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 Harrisburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Harrisburg, 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 from Point A (ie- Harrisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |