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 Novelty (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 Novelty. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Novelty is located in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Novelty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Novelty:
- Geauga County (The home county of Novelty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Chesterland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yates Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aquilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- West Bass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Welshfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Orwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Harpersfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Roaming Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- New Lyme
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Hunting Valley
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chagrin Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Mayfield Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pepper Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lyndhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beachwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Kirtland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Willoughby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willowick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Hinckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Mantua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Streetsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Doolittles Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Garrettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Drakesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Brady Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Pine Gate Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Mahoning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Reminderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Northfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Hudson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Phalanx
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Bristolville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Delightful
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Newton Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Wildare
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Leavittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Novelty, see our County-by-County Page for Novelty.
Cemeteries Near Novelty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Novelty.
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 Novelty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Novelty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chester Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chester Twp.Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Matthew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hogsback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Munn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chesterland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland Memorial Park
- The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
- Chesterland Cemetery
- Temple On The Heights Cemetery
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kinsman Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Novelty in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Novelty.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Novelty, with the one closest to Novelty listed first.
- Fullertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Fowlers Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Gates Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chagrin Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- North Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Warrensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chardon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Randall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Willoughby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Novelty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Novelty.
Newspapers Published in Novelty ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Novelty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Novelty, 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 Novelty.
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 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 Novelty:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Novelty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Novelty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |