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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 North Benton (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 North Benton. 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 North Benton ...
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 North Benton: N. Benton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Benton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Benton.
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 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.
North Benton 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 North Benton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Benton:
- Mahoning County (The home county of North Benton)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sebring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Patmos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hickory Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Greenford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Pekin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Hibbetts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Mechanicstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Valleyview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- North Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Salem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Adair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Chambersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Franklin Square
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Washingtonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leetonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Parkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Yale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Diamond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Augerburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Drakesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Belfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Minerva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Mogadore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- North Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Tallmadge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thomastown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Stow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Cuyahoga Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- South Canal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Niles
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Phalanx
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Bolindale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- McDonald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver County (PA)
- Cannelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Hillsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Bessemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- S.N.P.J
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Edinburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Enon Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Benton, see our County-by-County Page for North Benton.
Cemeteries Near North Benton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Benton.
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 North Benton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Benton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- North Benton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hartzell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hayden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Goshen Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lumberton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Berlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mottown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lexington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (520 more) ...
- Alliance Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is located outside and to the west of Westville.
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 North Benton had a population of 146 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Snodes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- Deerfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berlin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Patmos
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Alliance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Lloyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Blanco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Benton. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Benton.
Newspapers Published in North Benton ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Benton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Benton, 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 North Benton.
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 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 North Benton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 North Benton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Benton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |