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 Philadelphia (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 Philadelphia. 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 New Philadelphia ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, New Philadelphia was referred to as New Philadelphia Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named New Philadelphia. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Philadelphia.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County and is the County Seat.
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 Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near New Philadelphia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Philadelphia:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of New Philadelphia)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Barnhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Roswell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Parral
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Tuscarawas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Uhrichsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Holloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Atwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Sherrodsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Queensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Dellroy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Valleyview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- New Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Malvern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- East Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- New Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chili
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- West Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coshocton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Layland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Odell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Kimbolton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Londonderry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birds Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Antrim
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Winterset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Brady ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clio ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Oldham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Middlebourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Bowerston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Feed Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Conotton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Deersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Scio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Farmerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holmesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Killbuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Amsterdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- East Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Sherman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Navarre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Justus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- North Industry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- East Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Moreland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Orrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Philadelphia, see our County-by-County Page for New Philadelphia.
Cemeteries Near New Philadelphia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Philadelphia.
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 Philadelphia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Philadelphia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Fair Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Evergreen Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schoenbrunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fourth Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dover.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276135 <2>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (672 more) ...
- Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Philadelphia had a population of 4,456 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Philadelphia had a population of 17,418 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Philadelphia, with the one closest to New Philadelphia listed first.
- Reeds Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yorktown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Barnhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Blackband
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
- Tuscarawas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Uhrichsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Stone Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dennison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Cumberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Philadelphia. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Philadelphia.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Philadelphia ...
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 Philadelphia.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Philadelphia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Philadelphia and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Philadelphia.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> of New Philadelphia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 New Philadelphia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Stark County
- Summit 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 Philadelphia, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Philadelphia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |