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 Longs Crossing (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 Longs Crossing. 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 Longs Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Longs Crossing: Longs Xing.
- While the name of this community is Longs Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Longs Crossing may originally have been Long's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Longs Crossing might be written as Long Crossing.
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 southwest 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 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.
Longs Crossing is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Longs Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Longs Crossing:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Longs Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Franklin Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Leetonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanoverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- New Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Pekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Wattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hibbetts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Irondale
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Bergholz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Stratton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Empire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Island Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Greenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- East Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Patmos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Lima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sebring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Alliance Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Augerburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Belfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- East Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Churchill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 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
- Maplewood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Lordstown
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Niles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bolindale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Klines Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Newton Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sodom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hubbard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Cannelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(20 miles [32.2 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
- New Galilee
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ohioville
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Midland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(23 miles [37 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
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hookstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Enon Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mount Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Robinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- New Beaver
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Wampum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- West Middlesex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Longs Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Longs Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Longs Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Longs Crossing.
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 Longs Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Longs Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- English Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Salem Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Switzer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frederick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel - Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Longs Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Longs Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Longs Crossing, with the one closest to Longs Crossing listed first.
- Teegarden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin Square
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Coleman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Winona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winona is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washingtonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Garden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Dungannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Columbiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hanoverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gavers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gavers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavers
- Signal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Signal is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Longs Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Longs Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Longs Crossing ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Longs Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Longs Crossing, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Longs Crossing.
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 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 Longs Crossing:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Longs Crossing, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longs Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |