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 Minerva (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. 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 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 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.
Minerva is primarily located in Stark County. A portion of Minerva extends into Carroll County and Columbiana 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Minerva. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minerva:
- Stark County (The home county of Minerva)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Belfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
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- Waynesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Oval City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
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- Gambrinus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- New Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mechanicstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Atwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Teegarden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Salineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Bowerston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Germano
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Apex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Jewett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
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- Tappan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Cadiz Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Feed Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hopedale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Narva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Bergholz
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- New Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sugar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Empire
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Bloomingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Greenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hickory Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- East Lewistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Craig Beach
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Yale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Keans ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Mishler
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- 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
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Rootstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Brimfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Augerburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
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- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Portage Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
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- Thomastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Mineral City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barnhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- New Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Minerva, see our County-by-County Page for Minerva.
Cemeteries Near Minerva ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minerva.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minerva covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Minerva Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- The East Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Plaines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiveley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malvern Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardesty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Xavier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Minerva had a population of 1,139 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Minerva had a population of 3,619 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minerva, with the one closest to Minerva listed first.
- Pekin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Bayard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Oneida
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Myers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Malvern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pattersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- Moultrie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- New Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hibbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- New Alexander
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minerva. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minerva.
Newspapers Published in Minerva ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minerva.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minerva, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minerva.
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 Minerva:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |