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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hiram 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiram:
- Portage County (The home county of Hiram)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Garrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Evergreen Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Augerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Doolittles Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Aurora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Camelot Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Pine Gate Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Orwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Colebrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- East Trumbull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Trumbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Stanhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Bentleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Solon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley
(18 miles [29 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
- Applecreek Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- North Solon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Orange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pepper Pike
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 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, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Welshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- East Claridon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Chesterland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chardon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Kirtland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Willoughby Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Brentwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Wickliffe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Willowick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eastlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Craig Beach
(15 miles [24.1 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Perkins Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Alliance Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Canfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Limaville
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Reminderville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- 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
- Boston Heights
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emmons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Phalanx
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- West Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Newton Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Leavittsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mesopotamia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bristolville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lordstown
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiram, see our County-by-County Page for Hiram.
Cemeteries Near Hiram ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiram.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiram covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anchor - Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Freedom West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tinker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mumford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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<2> 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 <3>
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Patch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drakesburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Keiper - Tuller 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hiram had a population of 368 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hiram had a population of 1,117 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiram, with the one closest to Hiram listed first.
- Garrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Shalersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shalersville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalersville
- Mahoning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Freedom Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Phalanx
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Southington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charlestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Charlestown is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- West Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 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 Hiram. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiram.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hiram ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiram.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hiram. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hiram and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hiram.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> of Hiram.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- 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
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiram) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |