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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hilltown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hilltown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hilltown, please Contact Us.
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 Hilltown (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 Hilltown. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hilltown is historic, it would have been located within present day Portage 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 Portage County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Stark, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Hilltown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hilltown:
- Portage County (The home county of Hilltown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Brimfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mishler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brady Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Pine Gate Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Campbellsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Doolittles Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Augerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Pekin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Reading
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- East Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Glenwillow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Solon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Walton Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Brecksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Chagrin Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bedford Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Broadview Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Welshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- South Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Parkman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Craig Beach
(18 miles [29 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
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- North Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- West Austintown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Granger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Sharon Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Hinckley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Medina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Limaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Oval City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Belfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Canal Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Lakemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Tallmadge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- East Akron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Cuyahoga Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- South Canal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Delightful
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Bolindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Tuscarawas County
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Doylestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hilltown, see our County-by-County Page for Hilltown.
Cemeteries Near Hilltown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hilltown.
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 Hilltown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hilltown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- North Dyke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upson Meacham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Restland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thorndyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield East Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (537 more) ...
- German Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Disciple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Hilltown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hilltown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hilltown, with the one closest to Hilltown listed first.
- Brimfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- Mogadore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mishler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- New Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Milford is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tallmadge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hilltown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hilltown.
Newspapers Published in Hilltown ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilltown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hilltown, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hilltown.
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 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 Hilltown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hilltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Hilltown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |