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 Ira (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 Ira. 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 and hospitals 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.
Ira 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 Ira. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ira:
- Summit County (The home county of Ira)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Bath Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peninsula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Cuyahoga Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Copley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Stow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Brecksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Walton Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Independence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Seven Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- North Royalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Valley View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bedford Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parkman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Belden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Fields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Grafton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elyria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Wadsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- River Styx
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Medina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Abbeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Streetsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Brimfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Doolittles Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Pine Gate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mishler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Evergreen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 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
- North Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Forty Corners Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Sippo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- East Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Limaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Burbank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Weilersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ira, see our County-by-County Page for Ira.
Cemeteries Near Ira ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ira.
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 Ira - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ira covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Ira Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Bath Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bath Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northampton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Revere Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyoga Lake Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (516 more) ...
- Moore's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Granger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuyahoga Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42494 <2>
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ira had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ira, with the one closest to Ira listed first.
- Botzum
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Botzum is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
- Everett
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Ghent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ghent is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peninsula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- West Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Richfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richfield
- Copley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Darrowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darrowville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrowville
- South Akron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ira. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ira.
Newspapers Published in Ira ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ira.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ira, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ira.
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 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 Ira:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark 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> | 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 Ira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ira) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |