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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 Orwell (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 Orwell. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Orwell is located in Ashtabula County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Orwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Orwell:

  • Ashtabula County     (The home county of Orwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Rome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Colebrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dodgeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Lyme
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
      • New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to New Lyme
      • From Orwell to New Lyme
    • Hartsgrove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roaming Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaming Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
      • Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
    • Rock Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Trumbull
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Trumbull
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
      • Wick is located in Ashtabula County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wick
      • From Orwell to Wick
    • Rays Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Rowenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
      • Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowenton
      • From Orwell to Rowenton
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Gates Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Mills
      • Gates Mills is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates Mills <3>
    • Chagrin Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Hunting Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunting Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Bentleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
      • Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Mayfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Moreland Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Heights
      • Mayfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield Heights <3>
  • Franklin County
    • Hilltop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilltop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Hilltop is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilltop
      • From Orwell to Hilltop
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Huntsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Montville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Middlefield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,690 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <3>
    • East Claridon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Thompson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Aquilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Burton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <3>
    • West Bass Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Welshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chardon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chardon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chardon
      • Chardon is located in Geauga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chardon <3>
    • Auburn Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yates Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • North Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
    • Perry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Perry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Painesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirtland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland
      • Kirtland is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirtland <3>
    • Fairport Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Harbor
      • Fairport Harbor is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,057 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairport Harbor <3>
    • Kirtland Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirtland Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Pecks Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Grand River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand River <3>
    • Mentor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Mentor is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,090 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mentor <3>
    • Brentwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
    • Reynolds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reynolds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Reynolds is located in Lake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reynolds
      • From Orwell to Reynolds
  • Mahoning County
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Garrettsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hiram
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Hiram is located in Portage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <3>
    • Mahoning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
      • Mahoning is located in Portage County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mahoning
      • From Orwell to Mahoning
    • Windham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Drakesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mantua
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wayland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Augerburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
  • Summit County
    • Reminderville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reminderville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
      • Reminderville is located in Summit County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
  • Trumbull County
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Espyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pymatuning Central
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Westford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westford
      • From Orwell to Westford
    • Pymatuning South
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Turnersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turnersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
      • Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Pymatuning North
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Linesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linesville
      • Linesville is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linesville <3>
    • Adamsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Hartstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Atlantic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
      • Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
    • Lynces Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Conneaut Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dicksonburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mercer County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
    • Osgood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osgood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Osgood
      • From Orwell to Osgood
    • Shenango
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
      • Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kennard
      • From Orwell to Kennard
    • Grove City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
    • Sharpsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Leechs Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Mercer County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <3>
    • Sharon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Farrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hermitage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • York County (PA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Orwell, see our County-by-County Page for Orwell.

Cemeteries Near Orwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orwell.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Orwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.

  • North Orwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • South Orwell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Latimer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windsor Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windsor Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windsor Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windsor Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loomis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loomis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loomis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41869 <4>
  • North Colebrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Colebrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Colebrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rome Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rome Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rome Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Southeast Hartsgrove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southeast Hartsgrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southeast Hartsgrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windsor Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windsor Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Windsor Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windsor Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windsor Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (363 more) ...
    • Brownwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brownwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brownwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dodgeville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hyde Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Orwell had a population of 516 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Orwell had a population of 1,585 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Orwell, with the one closest to Orwell listed first.

  • East Orwell
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orwell
    • East Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
  • New Lyme Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lyme Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme Station
    • New Lyme Station is located in Ashtabula County
  • Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
  • North Bloomfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • North Bloomfield is located in Trumbull County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bloomfield <3>
  • Rome
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Windsor Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Mills
    • Windsor Mills is located in Ashtabula County
  • Colebrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • South New Lyme
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South New Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South New Lyme
    • South New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
  • Dodgeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mesopotamia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Triumph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triumph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
    • Triumph is located in Trumbull County
  • New Lyme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
    • New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Lyme
    • From Orwell to New Lyme
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    • Hartsgrove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol
      • North Bristol is located in Trumbull County
    • Oakfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
      • Oakfield is located in Trumbull County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Orwell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Orwell.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Orwell ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orwell.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Orwell. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Orwell and those printed in the larger area surrounding Orwell.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Orwell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Orwell:

The official website for Orwell: www.orwellvillage.org/

The official website for Ashtabula County: www.co.ashtabula.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Orwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Orwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5351, Longitude: -80.8679    









 

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