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 Lakeville (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 Lakeville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Lakeville is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Lakeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeville:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of Lakeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Conneaut
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Kingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Ashtabula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Gould
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Austinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- North Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Springboro Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Springboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conneautville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crossingville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossingville
- Pymatuning North
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Dicksonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Linesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mosiertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mosiertown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosiertown
- Norrisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Harmonsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Espyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coons Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Lynces Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- East Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Keepville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pennside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Cranesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
- Platea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Little Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Francis is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeville, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeville.
Cemeteries Near Lakeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeville.
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 Lakeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Lakeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Lakeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Durkee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- East Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Kingsville Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Longview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Kingsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353235 <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>
While we didn't find Lakeville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeville, with the one closest to Lakeville listed first.
- Conneaut
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Amboy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- North Kingsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Bushnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bushnell is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Monroe Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Gageville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gageville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageville
- East Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riggs is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Keepville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeville.
Newspapers Published in Lakeville ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeville.
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 Lakeville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Crawford County
- Erie 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 Lakeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lakeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |