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 Mantua Corners (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 Mantua Corners. 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 Mantua Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mantua Corners: Mantua Cors.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Mantua Corners 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 Mantua Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mantua Corners:
- Portage County (The home county of Mantua Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Mantua
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Garrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Drakesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Camelot Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doolittles Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Streetsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Pine Gate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Augerburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Orwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Colebrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- East Trumbull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Trumbull
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Roaming Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Bentleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Moreland Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Hunting Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- North Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Oakwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Bedford Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodmere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Auburn Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Welshfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Middlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- East Claridon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Kirtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Brentwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Wickliffe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willowick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Craig Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Patmos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Beloit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Hinckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Limaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Reminderville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Stow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Phalanx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Newton Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Mesopotamia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Austin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bristolville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lordstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mantua Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Mantua Corners.
Cemeteries Near Mantua Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mantua Corners.
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 Mantua Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mantua Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Mantua.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Graveyard
- Pioneer Trail Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2216242 <3>
- Westlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freedom West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadyside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Auburn Corners
- The Shadyside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Auburn Corners Cemetery
- Auburn Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43369 <3>
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abbot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anchor - Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Mantua Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mantua Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mantua Corners, with the one closest to Mantua Corners listed first.
- Mantua
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shalersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shalersville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalersville
- Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Garrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Streetsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Newbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Mahoning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earlville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
- Ravenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mantua Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mantua Corners.
Newspapers Published in Mantua Corners ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantua Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mantua Corners, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mantua Corners.
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 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 Mantua Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Mantua Corners) 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 Mantua Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |