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 Logtown (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 Logtown. 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 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.
Logtown is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Stark, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Logtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Logtown:
- Portage County (The home county of Logtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Suffield Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Mishler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Campbellsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Augerburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Glenwillow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Walton Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Bennetts Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Chagrin Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- South Russell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Welshfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Parkman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- 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
- North Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Wadsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Granger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Hinckley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Seville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Medina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Uniontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- New Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Oval City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Limaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Hills and Dales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Canal Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Mogadore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakemore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Myersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Thomastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tallmadge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Portage Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Munroe Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- South Canal
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Delightful
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Mount Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Logtown, see our County-by-County Page for Logtown.
Cemeteries Near Logtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Logtown.
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 Logtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Logtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Keiser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillside Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edwin Shaw Sanitarium Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Milheim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield East Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Slovak Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slovak Evangelical Cemetery
- The Slovak Evangelical Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Cemetery
- Continue List (560 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Uniontown Greenlawn Cemetery
- Uniontown Reformed Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Logtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Logtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Logtown, with the one closest to Logtown listed first.
- Suffield Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Mogadore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mishler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- North Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Myersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Brittain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brittain is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Thomastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Krumroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
- Hartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tallmadge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- East Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Logtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Logtown.
Newspapers Published in Logtown ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Logtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Logtown, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Logtown.
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 Logtown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark 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> | 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 Logtown, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Logtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |