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 Mineral Ridge (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 Mineral Ridge. 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 Mineral Ridge ...
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 Mineral Ridge: Mineral Rdg. (or less commonly used: Mineral Rdge. or Mineral Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mineral Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mineral Ridge.
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 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.
Mineral Ridge is primarily located in Mahoning County. A portion of Mineral Ridge extends into 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Mineral Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineral Ridge:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Mineral Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Austintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Perkins Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- North Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Struthers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Stanhope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- West Williamsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Simons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Washingtonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Columbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- New Waterford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Teegarden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coleman
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- East Palestine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Adair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Parkman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Diamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Mahoning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Yale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Garrettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Drakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(22 miles [35.4 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 Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Limaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Niles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Bolindale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Girard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Rays Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Klines Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Howland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Howland Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Center
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Austin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Cannelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(28 miles [45.1 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 Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- New Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Hillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- New Wilmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- West New Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mahoningtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Wheatland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineral Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Mineral Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Mineral Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineral Ridge.
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 Mineral Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineral Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Welsh Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ohl Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kerrs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Disciple Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Mile Run Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Welsh Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brunsteter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lanterman Motherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Girard Liberty Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Soaptown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mineral Ridge had a population of 851 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineral Ridge, with the one closest to Mineral Ridge listed first.
- Austintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Niles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Austintown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Girard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brier Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brier Hill is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Hill
- Churchill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Cornersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Youngstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kyles Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kyles Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Corners
- Sodom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Rosemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineral Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineral Ridge.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mineral Ridge ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineral Ridge.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mineral Ridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mineral Ridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mineral Ridge.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of Mineral Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mineral Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Mineral Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |