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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 Montville (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 Montville. 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 northwest 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 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.

Montville is located in Geauga County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.

Below are the counties that are near Montville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montville:

  • Geauga County     (The home county of Montville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.
    • Thompson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Huntsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • East Claridon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bass Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Aquilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Chardon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
      • Chardon is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <1>
    • Middlefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <1>
    • Burton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <1>
    • Welshfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Yates Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chesterland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland
      • Chesterland is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterland <1>
    • Parkman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ashtabula County
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.
    • Gates Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Mills
      • Gates Mills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates Mills <1>
    • Hunting Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Mayfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Chagrin Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
      • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <1>
    • Moreland Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Heights
      • Highland Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Heights <1>
    • Bentleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
      • Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Pepper Pike
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Pike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Pike
      • Pepper Pike is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pepper Pike <1>
    • Lyndhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
      • Lyndhurst is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <1>
    • Richmond Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Heights
      • Richmond Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Heights <1>
    • Beachwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beachwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachwood
      • Beachwood is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beachwood <1>
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Perry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Painesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Madison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
    • North Perry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Kirtland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
      • Kirtland is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <1>
    • Fairport Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Harbor
      • Fairport Harbor is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport Harbor <1>
    • Grand River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand River <1>
    • Kirtland Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Pecks Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brentwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
    • Mentor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <1>
  • Portage County
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.
    • Reminderville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reminderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
      • Reminderville is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
    • Twinsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Northfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trumbull County
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.
    • Espyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pymatuning Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Westford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westford
      • From Montville to Westford
    • Pymatuning North
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Pymatuning South
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Turnersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montville, see our County-by-County Page for Montville.

Cemeteries Near Montville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.

  • Montville Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montville Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montville Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bostwicks Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bostwicks Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartsgrove Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartsgrove Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartsgrove Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hambden Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hambden Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hambden Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntsburg Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsburg Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntsburg Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntsburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Footville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Footville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Footville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brakeman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brakeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brakeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pitkin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Claridon Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Claridon Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Claridon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montville had a population of 173 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Montville, with the one closest to Montville listed first.

  • South Thompson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thompson
    • South Thompson is located in Geauga County
  • Bostwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bostwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
    • Bostwick is located in Geauga County
  • Breakman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakman
    • Breakman is located in Lake County
  • Thompson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Huntsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
    • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
  • Hartsgrove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Footville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Footville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
    • Footville is located in Ashtabula County
  • Claridon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claridon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claridon
    • Claridon is located in Geauga County
  • East Claridon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mills
    • Windsor Mills is located in Ashtabula County
  • Trumbull
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calm ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
    • Calm is located in Geauga County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • East Trumbull
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chardon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
      • Chardon is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montville.

Newspapers Published in Montville ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montville.

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 Montville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Geauga County: www.co.geauga.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Montville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6073, Longitude: -81.0503    









 

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