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 (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. 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 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 is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near McKinley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McKinley:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of McKinley)
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Brook Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Linndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- North Linndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Fairview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Middleburg Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Parma Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Olmsted
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Erie County
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chesterland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Wickliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Eastlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Waite Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Pecks Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Fields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avon Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Avon Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elyria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Lorain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lagrange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hinckley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Granger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Medina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Youngs Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Sharon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peninsula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Boston Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Twinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hudson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McKinley, see our County-by-County Page for McKinley.
Cemeteries Near McKinley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinley.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McKinley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Ridge Road Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McKinley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McKinley, with the one closest to McKinley listed first.
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Linndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- North Linndale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Berea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Olmsted
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Olmsted Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West View is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Binola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strongsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McKinley. See our List of 1890's Communities around McKinley.
Newspapers Published in McKinley ...
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 544 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinley, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKinley.
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 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 McKinley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKinley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |