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 Overton (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 Overton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Overton is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Overton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Overton:
- Wayne County (The home county of Overton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Devil Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Congress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Wooster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- New Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Boys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Aukerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weilersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Redhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Jeromesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hayesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McKay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Nova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Mifflin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- Layland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Cuyahoga County
- Bennetts Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Holmesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Killbuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Charm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Farmerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- New London
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Fitchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Jelloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Gann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Nunda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Belden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Lagrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Grafton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Eaton Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Friendsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Gloria Glens Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- River Styx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Olivesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Lucas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Hanley Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- North Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Sippo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Canal Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Brewster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Corners Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Wilmot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Justus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Paxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Barberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Comet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Portage Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Fairlawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Dundee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Overton, see our County-by-County Page for Overton.
Cemeteries Near Overton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Overton.
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 Overton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Overton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Overton Community Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Community Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Overton Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Wooster.
- The Overton Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Overton Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1087337 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wayne Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumbaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ewing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eight Square Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Madisonburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Kope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kope Cemetery
- The Kope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cope Cemetery
- Copes Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
- Fetzer Cemetery
- Kopes Cemetery
- Kopp Cemetery
- Kopps Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Congress.
- The Old Dutch Reformed Congress Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Dutch Reformed Cemetery
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 Overton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Overton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Cedar Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Golden Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Corners is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Corners
- Madisonburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Congress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Wooster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Reedsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Pleasant Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Blachleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Weilersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Overton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Overton.
Newspapers Published in Overton ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Overton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Overton, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Overton.
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 Overton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Overton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Overton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |