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 Portage (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 Portage. 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 Portage ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for New Portage: New Ptge. (or less commonly used: New Ptg.)
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.
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 Portage 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 Portage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Portage:
- Summit County (The home county of New Portage)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Barberton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Copley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage 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
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brecksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- North Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 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
- Seven Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Valley View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Binola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Holmes County
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Belden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Grafton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Wadsworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- River Styx
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Poe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Seville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Suffield Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Rootstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Pine Gate Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Camelot Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Ravenna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Streetsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Forty Corners Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Lawrence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- North Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Mayflower Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Massillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Doylestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Creston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Weilersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Burbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Portage, see our County-by-County Page for New Portage.
Cemeteries Near New Portage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Portage.
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 Portage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Portage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Lakewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Cemetery
- The Lakewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hope Evangelical Cemetery
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greenlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Akron Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Loyal Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farband & Workmen's Circle Cemeteries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anshe Sfard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stimson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colliers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Portage had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Portage, with the one closest to New Portage listed first.
- Barberton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnsons Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sherman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- South Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
- Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Copley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Western Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- Doylestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Krumroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Portage. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Portage.
Newspapers Published in New Portage ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Portage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Portage, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Portage.
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 Portage:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga 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 Portage, 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 Portage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |