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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 Harter Heights (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 Harter Heights. 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 Harter Heights ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Harter Heights: Harter Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Harter Heights is located in Stark County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 Harter Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harter Heights:

  • Stark County     (The home county of Harter Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.
    • Meyers Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyers Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
      • Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
    • Gambrinus
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Canton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hills and Dales
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
      • Perry Heights is located in Stark County
    • North Industry
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Richville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Canton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fohl Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fohl Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
      • Fohl Village is located in Stark County
    • Massillon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lake Sherman Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sherman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sherman Village
      • Lake Sherman Village is located in Stark County
    • Westarado
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Canton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canton
      • East Canton is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Canton <3>
  • Carroll County
  • Columbiana County
  • Coshocton County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.
    • Bowerston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerston
      • Bowerston is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowerston <3>
    • Conotton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmes County
  • Mahoning County
  • Medina County
  • Portage County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.
    • Greensburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Green
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
      • Green is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green <3>
    • Comet
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Myersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Franklin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
      • New Franklin is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
    • Lakemore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
      • Lakemore is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
    • Portage Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
      • Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
    • North Springfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • East Akron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Mogadore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Thomastown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Barberton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.
    • Bolivar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolivar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <3>
    • Zoar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zoar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zoar <3>
    • Mineral City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
      • Mineral City is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral City <3>
    • Zoarville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Strasburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <3>
    • Somerdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Parral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
      • Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Dundee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Dover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Barrs Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • New Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
      • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <3>
    • Roswell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
      • Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.
    • Dalton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <3>
    • Burton City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
      • Burton City is located in Wayne County
    • Mount Eaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Eaton
      • Mount Eaton is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Eaton <3>
    • Marshallville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
      • Marshallville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <3>
    • Doylestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
      • Orrville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <3>
    • East Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
      • East Union is located in Wayne County
    • Rittman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
      • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <3>
    • Smithville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
    • Sterling
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Boys Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
    • Fredericksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harter Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Harter Heights.

Cemeteries Near Harter Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harter Heights.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harter Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Harter Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harter Heights.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harter Heights, with the one closest to Harter Heights listed first.

  • Gambrinus
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Canton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Waco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Stark County
  • Richville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • North Industry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marchand ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marchand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
    • Marchand is located in Stark County
  • Massillon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Howenstine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howenstine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
    • Howenstine is located in Stark County
  • McDonaldsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonaldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
    • McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
  • Crystal Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
  • Navarre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
    • Navarre is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <3>
  • Marks ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
    • Marks is located in Stark County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cairo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Stark County
    • Pauls ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
      • Pauls is located in Stark County
    • Aultman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aultman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
      • Aultman is located in Stark County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harter Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harter Heights.

Newspapers Published in Harter Heights ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harter Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harter Heights, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harter Heights.

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 Harter Heights:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harter Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stark County: www.co.stark.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Harter Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harter Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harter Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8012, Longitude: -81.4168    









 

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