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 Palmetto Beach (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 Palmetto Beach. 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 Palmetto Beach ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Palmetto Beach: Palmetto Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Palmetto Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmetto Beach.
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 and hospitals 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.
Palmetto Beach is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Palmetto Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmetto Beach:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of Palmetto Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Driftwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Ashtabula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harpersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Austinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestlawn Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Parkwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkwood Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Village
- Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- West Bass Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Huntsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Chardon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- East Claridon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Middlefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- North Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Perry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Painesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mentor-on-the-Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Brentwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greene
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Gustavus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Springboro Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Pymatuning North
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Springboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Espyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conneautville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Westford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Tracy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Cherry Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- East Springfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keepville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Pennside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cranesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmetto Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Palmetto Beach.
Cemeteries Near Palmetto Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmetto Beach.
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 Palmetto Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmetto Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Ridge East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brakemans Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dock Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Main Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Unionville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Harpersfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeview Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Palmetto Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmetto Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmetto Beach, with the one closest to Palmetto Beach listed first.
- Geneva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saybrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Harpersfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Munson Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Munson Hill is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Hill
- Ashtabula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor
- North Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Austinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cork is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
- Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Wheeler ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmetto Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmetto Beach.
Newspapers Published in Palmetto Beach ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmetto Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmetto Beach, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmetto Beach.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Palmetto Beach:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford County
- Erie 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 Palmetto Beach, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmetto Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |