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 North Bristol (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 Bristol. 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 Bristol ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Bristol: N. Bristol
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Bristol. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Bristol.
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 and doctors 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 Bristol is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near North Bristol. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Bristol:
- Trumbull County (The home county of North Bristol)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Bristolville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mesopotamia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wildare
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- West Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mecca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Greene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Delightful
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Cortland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gustavus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Austin Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Orwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Hartsgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- New Lyme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Wick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Stanhope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Roaming Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- West Williamsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- East Trumbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rock Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Hunting Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Gates Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Parkman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Middlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huntsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welshfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- East Claridon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Montville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Aquilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Auburn Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Chardon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Yates Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kirtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- North Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Perry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Painesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- North Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Waite Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Mineral Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Youngstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Hazelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Canfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Campbell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Mahoning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Garrettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Mantua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Evergreen Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Augerburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Diamond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Aurora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Reminderville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Espyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Hartstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Atlantic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Linesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shenango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Hermitage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- West Middlesex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Bristol, see our County-by-County Page for North Bristol.
Cemeteries Near North Bristol ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Bristol.
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 Bristol - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Bristol covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Sager Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Bristol Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deacon Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Farmington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Mecca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Maltby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Latimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Bristol had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Bristol, with the one closest to North Bristol listed first.
- Oakfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Bristolville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spokane
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spokane is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
- North Bloomfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- West Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mecca
- West Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wildare
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Mesopotamia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mecca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- State Road
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- State Road is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Champion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Champion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Bundysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bundysburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundysburg
- Southington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Bristol. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Bristol.
Newspapers Published in North Bristol ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Bristol.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Bristol, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Bristol.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bristol:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- York 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Farmington and Bristolville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Bristol) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Bristol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |