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 Meadowood (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 Meadowood. 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 hospitals and 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.
Meadowood is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Meadowood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowood:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Meadowood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- New Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lowellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Struthers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Hazelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Cornersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Unity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Mill Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Leetonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washingtonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Carmel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Franklin Square
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Teegarden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Alliance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Churchill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Coalburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Sodom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Girard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Klines Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- McDonald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Masury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Niles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- New Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Cannelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Koppel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellwood City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Frisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- North Sewickley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- West Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Wurtemburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Lillyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lillyville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Portersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zelienople
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Whitestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Hallston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hallston is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- Evans City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Branchton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Branchton is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- Connoquenessing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Connoquenessing is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Bessemer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- S.N.P.J
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Mahoningtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Enon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Moravia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- West Middlesex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Farrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sharpsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowood, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowood.
Cemeteries Near Meadowood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowood.
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 Meadowood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poland Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poland Center Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Poland.
- Beard Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schroy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poland Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paulin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (418 more) ...
- Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Lowellville.
- The Holy Rosary Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #713826 <2>
- Lowellville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poland Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poland Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Poland.
- The Poland Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poland Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #693093 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Meadowood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowood, with the one closest to Meadowood listed first.
- New Middletown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bessemer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Petersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Robinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Lowellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Struthers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Edinburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Villa Maria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Villa Maria is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Maria
- Boardman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowood.
Newspapers Published in Meadowood ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowood, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Meadowood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock 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 Meadowood, 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 from Point A (ie- Meadowood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |