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 Springfield (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 Springfield. 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 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 Springfield is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near New Springfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Springfield:
- Mahoning County (The home county of New Springfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- New Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Lima
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Struthers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lowellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Canfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wattsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Pekin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- New Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Columbiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Mill Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washingtonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Carmel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Franklin Square
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Irondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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 south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Empire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- New Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Sugar Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Bergholz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Alliance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minerva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Hubbard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Churchill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Klines Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- McDonald
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Sodom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Coalburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Niles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Masury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bolindale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Cannelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Koppel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Homewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- West Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Ellwood City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Beaver Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Portersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zelienople
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Whitestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Fernway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Evans City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ogle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogle is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- S.N.P.J
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Enon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Beaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- West Middlesex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Clark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sharpsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Millburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millburn is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Springfield, see our County-by-County Page for New Springfield.
Cemeteries Near New Springfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Springfield.
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 Springfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Springfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- New Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lipply Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipply Family Cemetery
- The Lipply Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laipply Farm Cemetery
- Lipply Farm Cemetery
- Schroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beard Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paulin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Lima Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Brick Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Koch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Petersburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Good Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Columbiana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Columbiana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Columbiana.
- The Columbiana Cemetery has also been known as:
- Columbia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240429 <2>
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 Springfield had a population of 482 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Springfield, with the one closest to New Springfield listed first.
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- New Middletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Lima
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- East Lewistown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- East Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Fairfield is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairfield
- East Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Boardman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Buffalo is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Signal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Signal is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Springfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Springfield.
Newspapers Published in New Springfield ...
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 Springfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Springfield, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Springfield.
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 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 Springfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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> | 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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Springfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |