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 Jackson (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 Jackson. 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 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.
Jackson is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson:
- Wayne County (The home county of Jackson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aukerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boys Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Weilersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Devil Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Marshallville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doylestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jeromesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hayesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Ruggles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Mifflin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Strongsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Binola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- North Royalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olmsted Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Miley Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Pheasant Run Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Oberlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Seville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Friendsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Gloria Glens Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Chippewa Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- River Styx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Poe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Wadsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Homer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Suffield Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Mishler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Richland County
- Olivesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- North Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Hills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Massillon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Brewster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Justus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Perry Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Barberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Copley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Comet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Portage Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Bath Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- Dundee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson.
Cemeteries Near Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson.
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 Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Mound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canaan Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Westfield Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (592 more) ...
- Old Westfield Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mound Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Seville.
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 Jackson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Canaan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Sterling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Friendsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Burbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Madisonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chippewa Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Lodi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson.
Newspapers Published in Jackson ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Jackson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |