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 Moultrie (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 Moultrie. 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 hospitals and 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.
Moultrie is located in 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Moultrie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moultrie:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Moultrie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Chambersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Reading
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Teegarden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Summitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Coleman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- New Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Mechanicstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Dellroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Bowerston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Apex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Scio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jewett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Bergholz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- New Somerset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sebring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Greenford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- East Lewistown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Canfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Yale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Lloyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Mishler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Campbellsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Augerburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Wayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Brimfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Minerva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Oval City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Comet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Portage Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tallmadge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- South Canal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Mineral City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Roswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Strasburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moultrie, see our County-by-County Page for Moultrie.
Cemeteries Near Moultrie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moultrie.
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 Moultrie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moultrie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- Moultrie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reading Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
- The East Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastlawn Cemetery
- Fairmount Grange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Alliance Church Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Salem Green Lawn Cemetery
- Salem Greenlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (584 more) ...
- Freeburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiveley 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moultrie had a population of 52 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moultrie, with the one closest to Moultrie listed first.
- New Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Homeworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Myers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bayard is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- East Rochester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Alexander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Freeburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- North Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Robertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Mount Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moultrie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moultrie.
Newspapers Published in Moultrie ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moultrie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moultrie, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moultrie.
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 Moultrie:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Moultrie, 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' (or 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- Moultrie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |