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 Monterey Heights (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 Monterey Heights. 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 Monterey Heights ...
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 Monterey Heights: Monterey Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Monterey Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monterey Heights.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Monterey Heights is located in Stark 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 Monterey Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monterey Heights:
- Stark County (The home county of Monterey Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Hills and Dales
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meyers Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- North Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harter Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Gambrinus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Massillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Forty Corners Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Malvern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Atwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Queensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Watheys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Adair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summitville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Craig Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Wadsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Sharon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Seville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Poe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Gloria Glens Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Westfield Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Mishler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Campbellsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Yale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Pine Gate Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Keans ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Augerburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Myersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- New Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Lakemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- North Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Mogadore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Barberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Parral
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Somerdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- New Philadelphia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Burton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monterey Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Monterey Heights.
Cemeteries Near Monterey Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monterey Heights.
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 Monterey Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monterey Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Sunset Hills Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43110 <2>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40152 <2>
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Massillon.
- The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43006 <2>
- Old Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (645 more) ...
- North Canton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Monterey Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monterey Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monterey Heights, with the one closest to Monterey Heights listed first.
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Gambrinus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- McDonaldsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Massillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Oval City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Aultman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- West Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- North Industry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monterey Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monterey Heights.
Newspapers Published in Monterey Heights ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monterey Heights, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monterey Heights.
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 Monterey Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Monterey Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Monterey Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |