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 Hiram Rapids (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 Hiram Rapids. 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 Hiram Rapids ...
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 Hiram Rapids: Hiram Rpds.
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 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.
Hiram Rapids is located in 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 Hiram Rapids. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiram Rapids:
- Portage County (The home county of Hiram Rapids)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Hiram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Evergreen Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Mahoning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camelot Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Doolittles Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Streetsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Pine Gate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Orwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Colebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- East Trumbull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Trumbull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- New Lyme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Roaming Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rays Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rays Corners is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Wick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Solon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Moreland Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- North Solon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Gates Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pepper Pike
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Welshfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- East Claridon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Huntsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Chesterland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chardon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Kirtland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Kirtland Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Willoughby Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Wickliffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willowick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Craig Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Perkins Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Alliance Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Medina County
- Hinckley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Limaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Reminderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Stow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights
(18 miles [29 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
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Emmons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- West Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Phalanx
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Mesopotamia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Bristolville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leavittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Austin Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Wildare
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Lordstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiram Rapids, see our County-by-County Page for Hiram Rapids.
Cemeteries Near Hiram Rapids ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiram Rapids.
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 Hiram Rapids - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiram Rapids covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Abbot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Anchor - Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mumford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Auburn Corners
- The Shadyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Corners Cemetery
- Auburn Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43369 <2>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Mantua.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Graveyard
- Pioneer Trail Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216242 <2>
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Garrettsville.
- The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garrettsville Park Cemetery
- Tinker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Hiram Rapids in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hiram Rapids.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiram Rapids, with the one closest to Hiram Rapids listed first.
- Hiram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welshfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrettsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shalersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shalersville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalersville
- South Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Mahoning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Freedom Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Bundysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bundysburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundysburg
- Middlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiram Rapids. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiram Rapids.
Newspapers Published in Hiram Rapids ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiram Rapids.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiram Rapids, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiram Rapids.
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 Hiram Rapids:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 from Point A (ie- Hiram Rapids) 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 Hiram Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |