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 Milford (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 Milford. 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.
New Milford is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Stark, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near New Milford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Milford:
- Portage County (The home county of New Milford)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Rootstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbellsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Ravenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Pine Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Brady Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Yale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Washingtonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leetonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Glenwillow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Solon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Chagrin Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brecksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Auburn Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Welshfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Bainbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Parkman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Burton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middlefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Claridon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Aquilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Huntsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Craig Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Alliance Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- West Austintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Granger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Sharon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Hinckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windfall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- New Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Limaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Hartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Mogadore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Stow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Myersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Cuyahoga Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Hudson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- South Canal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Delightful
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Austin Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- West Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Doylestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Milford, see our County-by-County Page for New Milford.
Cemeteries Near New Milford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Milford.
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 Milford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Milford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Homeland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Edinburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Dyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Disciple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlestown Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upson Meacham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breakneck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Milford had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Milford, with the one closest to New Milford listed first.
- Rootstown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbellsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Ravenna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Charlestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Charlestown is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Atwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwater Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwater Center is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Center
- Yale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freedom Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Suffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- New Baltimore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Earlville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earlville is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Milford. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Milford.
Newspapers Published in New Milford ...
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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Milford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Milford, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Milford.
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 helpful 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 New Milford:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Milford, 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 from Point A (ie- New Milford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |