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 The Knolls (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 The Knolls. 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.
The Knolls is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near The Knolls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Knolls:
- Stark County (The home county of The Knolls)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- North Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hills and Dales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meyers Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harter Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Gambrinus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Perry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Atwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adair
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Teegarden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Summitville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Mount Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Craig Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Hickory Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sharon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Poe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Gloria Glens Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Mishler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Brady Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Campbellsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Keans ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- New Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Portage Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Mogadore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Trumbull County
- South Canal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Somerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Parral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- New Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Burton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Rittman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Sterling
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Knolls, see our County-by-County Page for The Knolls.
Cemeteries Near The Knolls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Knolls.
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 The Knolls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Knolls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- North Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43110 <2>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henry Warstler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Warstler Cemetery
- The Henry Warstler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Cemetery
- Henrys Church Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Warstlers Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41365 <2>
- Sunset Hills Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (620 more) ...
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find The Knolls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Knolls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Knolls, with the one closest to The Knolls listed first.
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oval City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Aultman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- McDonaldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Gambrinus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Massillon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Richville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Knolls. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Knolls.
Newspapers Published in The Knolls ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Knolls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Knolls, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Knolls.
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 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 The Knolls:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas 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 The Knolls, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- The Knolls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |