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 Locust Grove (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 Locust Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Locust Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Locust Grove: Locust Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Locust Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Locust Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Locust Grove is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Locust Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Locust Grove:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Locust Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Greenford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- East Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Cornersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wattsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hibbetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Washingtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- New Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Carmel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Bergholz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wayland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Mahoning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Rootstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Alliance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Minerva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Belfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hartville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Churchill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Niles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Klines Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Bolindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Lordstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Hubbard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Cannelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Esther ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Homewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ohioville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- West Mayfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- East Moravia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Wheatland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hermitage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Newell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Locust Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Locust Grove.
Cemeteries Near Locust Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Grove.
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 Locust Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Locust Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stouffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evangeline Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Washingtonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Robbins Memorial Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calla Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (488 more) ...
- Paradise Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Easterly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Locust Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Locust Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
- Greenford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Washingtonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Calla
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calla is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calla
- East Lewistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- New Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Canfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Patmos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- New Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cornersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Locust Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Locust Grove.
Newspapers Published in Locust Grove ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Locust Grove, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Locust Grove.
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 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 Locust Grove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock 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 Locust Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Locust Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |