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 Eaton (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 Eaton. 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 Eaton ...
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 Eaton: N. Eaton
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.
North Eaton is located in Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.
Below are the counties that are near North Eaton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Eaton:
- Lorain County (The home county of North Eaton)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Elyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Pheasant Run Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Oberlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Ruggles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Redhaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brook Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
- Bay Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Birmingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- White Fox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- New London
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Fitchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Valley City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Brunswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Hinckley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Medina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Windfall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Montrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Paxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Northfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Peninsula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Copley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Burbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Doylestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Eaton, see our County-by-County Page for North Eaton.
Cemeteries Near North Eaton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Eaton.
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 Eaton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Eaton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (371 more) ...
- La Porte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Eaton 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 Eaton, with the one closest to North Eaton listed first.
- Columbia Station
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Grafton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- North Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Belden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- West View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West View is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
- Olmsted Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laporte
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laporte is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Erhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
- Strongsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Binola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bement
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Eaton. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Eaton.
Newspapers Published in North Eaton ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Eaton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Eaton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Eaton.
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 Eaton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lorain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Medina County
- Summit 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> | 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 Eaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Eaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |