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 Madisonburg (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 Madisonburg. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Madisonburg is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Madisonburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madisonburg:
- Wayne County (The home county of Madisonburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Boys Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Devil Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weilersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Wooster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aukerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Apple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Redhaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Jeromesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hayesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loudonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nova
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Mifflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Perrysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Layland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- New Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cuyahoga County
- Bennetts Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Holmesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Miley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Millersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nashville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Charm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Killbuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Huron County
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Jelloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Gann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Huntington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Belden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Pheasant Run Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lagrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Seville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Chippewa Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- River Styx
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Wadsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Homer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Portage County
- Suffield Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Olivesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Lucas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- East Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Canal Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Brewster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Justus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Norton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Paxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Barberton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Copley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Fairlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Strasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madisonburg, see our County-by-County Page for Madisonburg.
Cemeteries Near Madisonburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madisonburg.
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 Madisonburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madisonburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Madisonburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Amish Plank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Plank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wooster.
- The Amish Plank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Government Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
- President's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364997 <2>
- Geyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sommer Cemetery
- Kope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wayne Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (640 more) ...
- Maple Grove Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Memorial Park
- The Maple Grove Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Salem Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Mennonite 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Madisonburg had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madisonburg, with the one closest to Madisonburg listed first.
- Wooster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weilersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Cedar Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Congress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Burbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lattasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madisonburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madisonburg.
Newspapers Published in Madisonburg ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madisonburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madisonburg, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Madisonburg.
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 either 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 Madisonburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Madisonburg, 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- Madisonburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |