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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 Mentor Acres (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 Mentor Acres. 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.

Mentor Acres is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.

Below are the counties that are near Mentor Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mentor Acres:

  • Lake County     (The home county of Mentor Acres)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Reynolds
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynolds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Kirtland Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Brentwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Oak Hill Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
    • Willoughby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairport Harbor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Painesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeline
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Lakeline is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Timberlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Timberlake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Ashtabula County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Hartsgrove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
    • Trumbull
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
    • Driftwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Harpersfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
    • East Trumbull
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
    • Mechanicsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Geneva-on-the-Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Austinburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Rome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Eagleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Mayfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gates Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <1>
    • Richmond Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nottingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
    • Hunting Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • South Euclid
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bratenahl
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bratenahl is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratenahl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
    • Cleveland Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Chardon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bass Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
    • Chesterland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Aquilla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Thompson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Yates Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
    • East Claridon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
    • Montville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • South Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • South Russell is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
    • Burton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Aurora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hiram
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hiram is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <1>
    • Mantua
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Camelot Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Streetsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Garrettsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Reminderville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Reminderville is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
    • Northfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Emmons Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
    • Twinsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Macedonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Northfield Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
    • Bosworth ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bosworth is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
  • Trumbull County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.
    • Mesopotamia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • West Farmington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mentor Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Mentor Acres.

Cemeteries Near Mentor Acres ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mentor Acres.

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 Mentor Acres - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mentor Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.

  • Mentor Municipal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mentor Municipal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lost Nation Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Willoughby Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Memorial Gardens
    • The Willoughby Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Plains Road Cemetery
  • Mentor Ave. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Blackbrook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willoughby Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirtland Temple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Waite Hill Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Center Chardon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (237 more) ...

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 Mentor Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mentor Acres.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mentor Acres, with the one closest to Mentor Acres listed first.

  • Mentor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • West Mentor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • West Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
  • Heisley ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Heisley is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
  • Reynolds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynolds is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Willoughby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Mountain is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Painesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairport Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kirtland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rush Road ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rush Road is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wickliffe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chardon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mentor Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mentor Acres.

Newspapers Published in Mentor Acres ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mentor Acres.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mentor Acres, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mentor Acres.

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 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 Mentor Acres:

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 Mentor Acres, 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- Mentor Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.