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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 Minerva Junction (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 Minerva Junction. 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 Minerva Junction ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Minerva Junction: Minerva Jct. (or less commonly used: Minerva Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Minerva Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Minerva Junction.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Minerva Junction is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Minerva Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minerva Junction:
- Carroll County (The home county of Minerva Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Watheys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Leavittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Hanoverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- North Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Teegarden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Bowerston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Germano
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tappan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Apex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Feed Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Cadiz Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Deersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Bergholz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Island Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Stratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Greenford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- East Lewistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Craig Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Canfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Mishler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Keans ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Yale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Suffield Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Lloyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rootstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brimfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Minerva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gambrinus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Mogadore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Portage Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tallmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Mineral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barnhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- New Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Hancock County (WV)
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minerva Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Minerva Junction.
Cemeteries Near Minerva Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minerva Junction.
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 Minerva Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minerva Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Bever Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardesty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malvern Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiveley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- The East Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (594 more) ...
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Minerva Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Minerva Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minerva Junction, with the one closest to Minerva Junction listed first.
- Oneida
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Myers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Hibbetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pattersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- Bayard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Mapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Waynesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- East Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minerva Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minerva Junction.
Newspapers Published in Minerva Junction ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minerva Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minerva Junction, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minerva Junction.
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 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 Minerva Junction:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Minerva Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Minerva Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |