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 Mapleton (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 Mapleton. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Mapleton is located in Stark 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 Mapleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mapleton:
- Stark County (The home county of Mapleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- East Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Waynesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Industry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fohl Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Harter Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Gambrinus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Meyers Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Malvern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Wyncrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Dellroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watheys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Atwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leavittsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Chambersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanoverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Coleman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Salineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Bowerston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Station Fifteen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Scio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tappan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Feed Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Germano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Bergholz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Craig Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Mishler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Yale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Campbellsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Brady Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- East Akron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Roswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dundee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Burton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mapleton, see our County-by-County Page for Mapleton.
Cemeteries Near Mapleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mapleton.
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 Mapleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mapleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Glen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christ Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indian Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Centenary Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robertsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Motts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Mapleton had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mapleton, with the one closest to Mapleton listed first.
- Marks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Robertsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Howenstine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Waynesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Myers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Industry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mapleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mapleton.
Newspapers Published in Mapleton ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mapleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mapleton, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mapleton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mapleton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana 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 Mapleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Mapleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |