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 Monroeville (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 Monroeville. 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 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.
Monroeville is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Monroeville 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 Jefferson County: Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Monroeville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroeville:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Monroeville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Bergholz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cream City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Empire
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Stratton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Watheys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Augusta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyncrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Pekin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Dellroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Salineville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Summitville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Wellsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Walkers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Hanoverton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kensington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glenmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Apex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cadiz Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hopedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jewett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Narva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Conotton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Bowerston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Cadiz
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greenford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Alliance Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Hickory Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- North Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Minerva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belfort
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Industry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Mineral City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Roswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Dennison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Murdocksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kendall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Hookstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Esther ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Ohioville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Shippingport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Harshaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Industry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Enon Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- S.N.P.J
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Dinsmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Cross Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Pattersons Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Dutch Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Bottom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Bethany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Zalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroeville, see our County-by-County Page for Monroeville.
Cemeteries Near Monroeville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroeville.
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 Monroeville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroeville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Monroeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenbrier - West Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ogle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highlandtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (504 more) ...
- Mooretown Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seever Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Monroeville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroeville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroeville, with the one closest to Monroeville listed first.
- Salineville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Bergholz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Scroggsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scroggsfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggsfield
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mechanicstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Hammondsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hammondsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville
- Gavers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gavers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavers
- Norristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norristown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Circle Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Circle Green is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Green
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Dungannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroeville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroeville.
Newspapers Published in Monroeville ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroeville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroeville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroeville.
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 Monroeville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Brooke 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> | 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 Monroeville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroeville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |