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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
New Franklin is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & 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:
- Summit 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.
- Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- East Akron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Akron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakemore
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- Reading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brecksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Glenwillow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Walton Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seven Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Binola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Mount Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lorain County
- Belden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Wadsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Sharon Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Youngs Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Poe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Seville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Windfall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Gloria Glens Park
(18 miles [29 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
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Suffield Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Mishler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brimfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Rootstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pine Gate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Doolittles Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Camelot Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forty Corners Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- East Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Mayflower Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- West Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- North Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Parral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Heritage Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Somerdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Doylestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Rittman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Weilersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
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.
- Manchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Colliers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canal Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greensburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anshe Sfard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- The Lakewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Evangelical Cemetery
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find New Franklin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Franklin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Franklin, with the one closest to New Franklin listed first.
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Comet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Canal Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
- Barberton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Portage is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Portage
- Doylestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- McDonaldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Krumroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Western Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Marshallville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 153 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 start with 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 Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 New Franklin, 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 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'. |