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 Highland Springs (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 Highland Springs. 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 Highland Springs ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Highland Springs: Highland Spgs. (or less commonly used: Highland Spngs. or Highland Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Highland Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Highland Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Highland Springs is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Highland Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Highland Springs:
- Summit County (The home county of Highland Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Hudson Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boston Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Twinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Emmons Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Reminderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Applecreek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Glenwillow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- North Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Auburn Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Parkman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chardon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Wickliffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Willowick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willoughby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Eastlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lakeline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Oak Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Belden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Fields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County
- Craig Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Hinckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Poe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Abbeyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Camelot Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Evergreen Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Mantua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brimfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Limaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Canal Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oval City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Forty Corners Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meyers Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Phalanx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- South Canal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delightful
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mesopotamia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lordstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Doylestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Highland Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Highland Springs.
Cemeteries Near Highland Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Highland Springs.
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 Highland Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Highland Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Old Hudson Twp. Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Markillie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Draper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyoga Lake Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- All Saints Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Macedonia.
- The Boston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boston Mills Cemetery
- Boston Moral Cemetery
- Boston Union Cemetery
- Helltown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #734037 <2>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Cackler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield - Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Streetsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Highland Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Highland Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Highland Springs, with the one closest to Highland Springs listed first.
- Hudson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Twinsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peninsula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Metz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Darrowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Darrowville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrowville
- Macedonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Everett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Wheelock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelock is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Streetsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Falls Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Earlville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Highland Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Highland Springs.
Newspapers Published in Highland Springs ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Highland Springs, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Highland Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Highland Springs:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull 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> | 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- Highland Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Highland Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |