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 Mount Eaton (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 Mount Eaton. 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 Mount Eaton ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Eaton: Mt. Eaton
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 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.
Mount Eaton is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Eaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Eaton:
- Wayne County (The home county of Mount Eaton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Burton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Weilersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Marshallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boys Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wooster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Rowsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McKay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Atwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Sherrodsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dellroy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Leavittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- New Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chili
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Layland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Fresno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Metham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Canal Lewisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- West Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coshocton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Millersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killbuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Knox County
- Gann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- River Styx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Westfield Center
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Sharon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Poe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Lodi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Mishler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Justus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Navarre Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Sippo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- West Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Westarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Navarre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Lawrence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Comet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Greensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Myersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- East Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Lakemore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Thomastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sugarcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baltic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Eaton, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Eaton.
Cemeteries Near Mount Eaton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Eaton.
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 Mount Eaton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Eaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- Westlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Eaton Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yoder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- The Yoder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hostetler Cemetery
- Roy A. Miller Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershberger Cemetery
- The Hershberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob E. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- Hershberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephen Keim Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Lebanon Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Noah Petersheim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yoder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- The Yoder Cemetery has also been known as:
- Joseph L. Yoder Farm Cemetery
- Levi Yoder Cemetery
- Longnecker Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (677 more) ...
- Beidler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidler Cemetery
- The Beidler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Biedler Cemetery
- Langkamp Cemetery
- Calmoutier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Simon Slabach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Eaton had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mount Eaton had a population of 234 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Eaton, with the one closest to Mount Eaton listed first.
- West Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Justus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Trail
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trail is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- McQuaid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McQuaid is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuaid
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Summit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Eaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Eaton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mount Eaton ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Eaton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mount Eaton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mount Eaton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mount Eaton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Mount Eaton.
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 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 Mount Eaton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Mount Eaton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Eaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |