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 Dover (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 Dover. 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 Dover ...
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 Dover: N. Dover
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 Dover is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near North Dover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Dover:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of North Dover)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Bay Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westlake
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Olmsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olmsted Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Linndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- North Linndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Berea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brook Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Bainbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Wakeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Wickliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willoughby Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Willowick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Timberlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Eastlake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Oak Hill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Pecks Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Brentwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Avon Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Elyria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Amherst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hinckley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Windfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- Emmons Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Peninsula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Dover, see our County-by-County Page for North Dover.
Cemeteries Near North Dover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Dover.
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 Dover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Dover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elmhurst Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coe Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Resthaven Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Sunset Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alger 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 North Dover had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Dover, with the one closest to North Dover listed first.
- West Dover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Bement
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
- North Olmsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avon Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Folger is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olmsted Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McKinley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKinley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Fields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Dover. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Dover.
Newspapers Published in North Dover ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Dover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Dover, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Dover.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Dover:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Geauga County
- Huron County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Summit 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 Dover, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Dover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |