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 Mann (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 Mann. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Mann is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Mann. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mann:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of Mann)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- West Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- West Williamsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Richmond Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Rowenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Simons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- New Lyme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Dodgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Huntsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Claridon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Middlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Bass Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Welshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Chardon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- North Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Barclay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Gustavus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Kinsman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Superior ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Mecca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cortland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bristolville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mesopotamia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wildare
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Espyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Westford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Pymatuning North
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Pymatuning South
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turnersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Linesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Dicksonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Pennside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Tracy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Keepville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Cherry Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Springfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Platea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Osgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leechs Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shenango
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Kashner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Kremis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sheakleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mann, see our County-by-County Page for Mann.
Cemeteries Near Mann ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mann.
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 Mann - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mann covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Andover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Andover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dorset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dorset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Dorset.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40569 <3>
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Padanaram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- East Brownville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Colebrook South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Mann in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mann.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mann, with the one closest to Mann listed first.
- West Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Wick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Williamsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Williamsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stanhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Padanaram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Padanaram is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padanaram
- Colebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Simons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Espyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mann. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mann.
Newspapers Published in Mann ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mann.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mann, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mann.
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 Mann:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- York 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> | 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- Mann) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mann, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |