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 Lakeland (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 Lakeland. 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 hospitals and 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.
Lakeland is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Morgan, Muskingum & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeland:
- Noble County (The home county of Lakeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Mud Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Kennonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Whigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Batesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Sarahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Fulda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Belle Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Barnesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Hunter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Bethesda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Loomis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Holloway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Rock Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Armstrongs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Flushing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lafferty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Coshocton County
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Senecaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Salesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quaker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lore City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Elizabethtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Byesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Old Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bluebell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Smyrna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Freeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- New Athens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Deersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Miltonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Lewisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jerusalem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Edwina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Woodsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Graysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Mount Carrick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Plainview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Reinersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Hackney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Neelysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- McConnelsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Malta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Rix Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rix Mills is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rix Mills
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Museville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Norwich
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Blue Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Philo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Peoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peoli is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoli
- West Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Postboy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gilmore is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Stillwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Newcomerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Macksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Dalzell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Lower Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Warner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Gasville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Lowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whipple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whipple is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Steel Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Beverly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Devola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Devola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
- Marshall County (WV)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Friendly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Paden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sistersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeland, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeland.
Cemeteries Near Lakeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeland.
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 Lakeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Kennonsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyscarver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Ephriam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whigville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hannash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (621 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Quaker City.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Advent Christian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371026 <2>
- Jackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Lakeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Kennonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mount Ephraim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Whigville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Steamtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steamtown is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamtown
- Chaseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chaseville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Calais
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calais is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Batesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Senecaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksdale is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksdale
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Doherty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doherty is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doherty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Quaker City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sarahsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeland.
Newspapers Published in Lakeland ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeland, 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 Lakeland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lakeland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Noble County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Tyler 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lakeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lakeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |