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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 Osborn Corners (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 Osborn Corners. 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 Osborn Corners ...
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.
Another variation: Osborne Corners.
- A typical abbreviation for Osborn Corners: Osborn Cors.
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 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.
Osborn Corners is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Osborn Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Osborn Corners:
- Summit County (The home county of Osborn Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Bath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Pigeon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Peninsula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Copley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Boston Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Northfield Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Cuyahoga Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland County
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brecksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Binola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Parma Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valley View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Auburn Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wickliffe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Belden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Fields
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Grafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elyria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Avon Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Hinckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Medina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Abbeyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- River Styx
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Valley City Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Wadsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Streetsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Doolittles Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Suffield Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Pine Gate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Mishler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Forty Corners Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sippo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- New Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- North Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Oval City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Mayflower Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Hills and Dales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Weilersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Congress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Osborn Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Osborn Corners.
Cemeteries Near Osborn Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osborn Corners.
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 Osborn Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Osborn Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- Osborn Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moore's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reed Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Granger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bath Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Revere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
- The Hinckley Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Richfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Ganyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coddingville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Bath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Osborn Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osborn Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Osborn Corners, with the one closest to Osborn Corners listed first.
- West Richfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Richfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richfield
- Remsen Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Remsen Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Corners
- Ghent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ghent is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Richfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Hinckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Everett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Weymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weymouth is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
- Botzum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botzum is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Windfall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Sharon Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Copley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Osborn Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Osborn Corners.
Newspapers Published in Osborn Corners ...
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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osborn Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Osborn Corners, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Osborn Corners.
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 helpful 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 Osborn Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark 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> | 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> | 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- Osborn Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Osborn Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |