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 New Franklin (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 New Franklin. 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 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 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.
New Franklin 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 New Franklin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Franklin:
- Stark County (The home county of New Franklin)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Minerva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Oval City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- North Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern
(8 miles [12.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- 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
- Wattsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Atwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Chambersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Reading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- East Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adair
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Teegarden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Summitville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin 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
- 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)
- Apex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- 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
- Jewett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Bergholz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- New Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin 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 northeast)
- Beloit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Greenford
(18 miles [29 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
- Craig Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- East Lewistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Canfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin 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
- Mishler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- 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
- Suffield Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Ravenna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Greensburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakemore
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Portage Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tallmadge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Akron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Mineral City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Roswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parral
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
- Midvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- New Philadelphia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Newell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Franklin, see our County-by-County Page for New Franklin.
Cemeteries Near New Franklin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Franklin.
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 New Franklin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Franklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- New Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moultrie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plaines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freeburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiveley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Reading Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (595 more) ...
- 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
- Fairmount Grange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robertsville 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 New Franklin had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Moultrie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moultrie is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultrie
- Myers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Myers is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Homeworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bayard is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Freeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Freeburg is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburg
- Paris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Minerva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Pekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- New Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maximo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maximo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maximo
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Franklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Franklin.
Newspapers Published in New Franklin ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Franklin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Franklin, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Franklin.
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 either 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 New Franklin:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage 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 New Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Franklin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |