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 Magnolia (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 Magnolia. 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.
Magnolia is primarily located in Stark County. A portion of Magnolia extends into Carroll 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Magnolia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magnolia:
- Stark County (The home county of Magnolia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Waynesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Sparta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Sherman Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Belfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Harter Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Atwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Queensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leavittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Wyncrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Sherrodsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Hanoverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- North Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Bowerston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Germano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Apex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Farmerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Charm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Bergholz
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Mishler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Greensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Lakemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Mineral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Strasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Marshallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Doylestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Magnolia, see our County-by-County Page for Magnolia.
Cemeteries Near Magnolia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia.
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 Magnolia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Magnolia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farber - Knotts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lindentree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (671 more) ...
- Mineral City Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Magnolia had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Magnolia had a population of 965 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Magnolia, with the one closest to Magnolia listed first.
- Waynesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Howenstine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Valley Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Somerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Marks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- New Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dellroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Magnolia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Magnolia.
Newspapers Published in Magnolia ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Magnolia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 Magnolia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |