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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...
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 Mount Union: Mt. Union
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Union.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Union 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 Mount Union. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Union:
- Stark County (The home county of Mount Union)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Belfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oval City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- East Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- North Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- New Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Mechanicstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Valleyview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- East Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Franklin Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Bergholz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Craig Beach
(16 miles [25.7 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
- North Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Yale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Lloyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Mishler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Rootstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Suffield Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Augerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Wayland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Myersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- North Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tallmadge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Comet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Munroe Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- South Canal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Hilltop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Leavittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Niles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Mineral City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Union, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Union.
Cemeteries Near Mount Union ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Union.
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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Beech Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fairmount Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
- The Fairmount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Fairmount Memorial Cemetery
- Fairmount Childrens Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alliance Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dutch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alliance City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Fairmount Grange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (560 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Science Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg 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 Union had a population of 346 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Union, with the one closest to Mount Union listed first.
- Alliance
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Maximo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- Alliance Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Freeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Homeworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Beloit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Franklin is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Moultrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Union. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Union.
Newspapers Published in Mount Union ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Union.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Union, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Union.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Mount Union:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Union, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |