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 Homestead Manor (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 Homestead Manor. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Homestead Manor 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 Homestead Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homestead Manor:
- Portage County (The home county of Homestead Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Garrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mahoning
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Wayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mantua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Augerburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Ravenna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Orwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- 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
- Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- East Trumbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East 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
- Trumbull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- 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
- Stanhope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Washingtonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Bentleyville
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- North Solon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pepper Pike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(19 miles [30.6 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 Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Parkman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(17 miles [27.4 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
- South Russell
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chesterland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chardon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Kirtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Craig Beach
(11 miles [17.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Perkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hickory Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Alliance Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Limaville
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Reminderville
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Hudson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Silver Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Mogadore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tallmadge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Phalanx
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Newton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- West Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Austin Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Lordstown
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bristolville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mesopotamia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Clark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homestead Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Homestead Manor.
Cemeteries Near Homestead Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homestead Manor.
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 Homestead Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homestead Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- 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
- Harrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Windham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keiper - Tuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tinker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Abbot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drakesburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor - Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Ledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Mumford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southington Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Homestead Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homestead Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homestead Manor, with the one closest to Homestead Manor listed first.
- Mahoning
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Garrettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nelson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Phalanx
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Freedom Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Southington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Parkman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McClintocksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Braceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delightful
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Mantua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shalersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shalersville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homestead Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homestead Manor.
Newspapers Published in Homestead Manor ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homestead Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homestead Manor, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homestead Manor.
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 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 Homestead Manor:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Mercer 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> | 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 Homestead Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Homestead Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |