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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 Munson Hill (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 Munson Hill. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Munson Hill is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).

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

  • Ashtabula County     (The home county of Munson Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munson Hill, with the one closest to Munson Hill listed first.
    • Chapel
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Saybrook
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Austinburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkwood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
    • Mechanicsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Ashtabula
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Crestlawn Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
    • Edgewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Eagleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Jefferson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Geneva
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Harpersfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munson Hill, with the one closest to Munson Hill listed first.
    • Thompson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Montville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Huntsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • West Bass Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
    • East Claridon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
    • Aquilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Chardon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Middlefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munson Hill, with the one closest to Munson Hill listed first.
    • Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • North Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Painesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairport Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Grand River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mentor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kirtland Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Kirtland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brentwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Trumbull County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munson Hill, with the one closest to Munson Hill listed first.
    • Greene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Greene is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Mesopotamia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gustavus
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
    • Barclay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Kinsman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristolville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Mecca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Mecca is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
    • Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • West Farmington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munson Hill, with the one closest to Munson Hill listed first.
    • Pymatuning North
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
    • Springboro Station
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
    • Espyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Springboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Linesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pymatuning Central
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
    • Conneautville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Westford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
    • Dicksonburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
    • Pymatuning South
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
    • Turner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Turnersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Munson Hill, with the one closest to Munson Hill listed first.
    • Tracy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Cherry Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
    • Pennside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
    • Keepville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Albion is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
    • East Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cranesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Platea
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
    • Girard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake City is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Little Elk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Little Elk is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
  • Mercer County (PA)
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Munson Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Munson Hill.

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 Munson Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Saybrook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Township Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeview Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Austinburg Center Cemetery
    • Cowles Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39721 <2>
  • Hickok Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sexton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mechanicsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Ridge East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Ashtabula Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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 in 1895, Munson Hill had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Chapel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
  • Austinburg
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Saybrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Eagleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
  • Jefferson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashtabula
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Geneva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
  • Harpersfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
  • Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harbor is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
  • Cork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cork is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bulah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bulah is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulah
    • Unionville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Unionville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Rock Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Munson Hill ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Munson Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Munson Hill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Munson Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Munson Hill:

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 Munson Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Munson Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.