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 McKinley Heights (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 McKinley Heights. 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 McKinley Heights ...
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 McKinley Heights: McKinley Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named McKinley Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McKinley Heights.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
McKinley Heights is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near McKinley Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKinley Heights:
- Trumbull County (The home county of McKinley Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- McDonald
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Girard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Klines Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Niles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Bolindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Churchill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Howland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Howland Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Center
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Rays Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Coalburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Paynes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Stanhope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Colebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Wick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Simons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Dodgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- West Andover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Andover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Washingtonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- New Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- State Line ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mill Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- North Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Parkman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Mineral Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Youngstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Cornersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hazelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Lloyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Mahoning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Garrettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Augerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Hiram
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Limaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Cannelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Westford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Atlantic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Pymatuning Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Hartstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- New Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Mount Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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 McKinley Heights, see our County-by-County Page for McKinley Heights.
Cemeteries Near McKinley Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinley Heights.
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 McKinley Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKinley Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Girard Liberty Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Niles Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kerrs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Howland Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welsh Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- Four Mile Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Disciple Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find McKinley Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McKinley Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKinley Heights, with the one closest to McKinley Heights listed first.
- Girard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Niles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Churchill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Sodom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Mineral Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- West Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Youngstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Coalburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Paynes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKinley Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKinley Heights.
Newspapers Published in McKinley Heights ...
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 159 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinley Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinley Heights, 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 McKinley Heights.
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 helpful 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 McKinley Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Beaver County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence 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> | 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 McKinley Heights, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKinley Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |