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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 Headlands (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 Headlands. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Mentor Headlands 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 Headlands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mentor Headlands:

  • Lake County     (The home county of Mentor Headlands)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Grand River
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Fairport Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Painesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mentor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirtland Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 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
    • Reynolds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynolds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Brentwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Oak Hill Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
    • Perry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eastlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeline is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Timberlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Driftwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Harpersfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
    • Trumbull
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
    • Geneva
      (19 miles [30.6 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>
    • Geneva-on-the-Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartsgrove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
    • East Trumbull
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
    • Mechanicsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Austinburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Saybrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Eagleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Rome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rome is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Mayfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gates Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Euclid
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • Highland Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nottingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
    • Lyndhurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Valley
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Bratenahl
      (18 miles [29 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
    • South Euclid
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Chardon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bass Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chesterland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Aquilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Montville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • East Claridon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
    • Yates Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
    • Huntsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Burton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Russell
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Middlefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hiram
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Reminderville
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Emmons Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
    • Twinsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Trumbull County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mentor Headlands, with the one closest to Mentor Headlands listed first.
    • Mesopotamia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington

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

Cemeteries Near Mentor Headlands ...

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

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 Headlands - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Blackbrook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mentor Municipal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mentor Municipal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mentor Ave. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lost Nation Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willoughby Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Memorial Gardens
    • The Willoughby Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Plains Road Cemetery
  • Huntoon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lane Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (212 more) ...
    • Leroy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Willoughby Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kirtland Temple Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

While we didn't find Mentor Headlands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mentor Headlands.

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

  • Grand River
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Heisley ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Heisley is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
  • Fairport Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mentor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Painesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • West Mentor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Mentor is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
  • Reynolds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynolds is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Concord
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lane is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Little Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Little Mountain is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Willoughby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kirtland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rush Road ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rush Road is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
    • Chardon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Mentor Headlands ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mentor Headlands.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mentor Headlands, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mentor Headlands.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mentor Headlands:

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 Headlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Headlands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.