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 Peninsula (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 Peninsula. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Peninsula 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 Peninsula. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peninsula:
- Summit County (The home county of Peninsula)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Boston Heights
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Bath Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Brecksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Walton Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Glenwillow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valley View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maple Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Solon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Parkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willowick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Eastlake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lakeline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Oak Hill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Belden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avon Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Sheffield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elyria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County
- Craig Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Granger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Hinckley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Medina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- River Styx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Wadsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Acme
(19 miles [30.6 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 Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Streetsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Camelot Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Aurora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Brady Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Brimfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Evergreen Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Ravenna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mantua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Uniontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hartville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Canal Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oval City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Forty Corners Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Limaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Hills and Dales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meyers Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Sippo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Phalanx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- South Canal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Doylestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Creston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peninsula, see our County-by-County Page for Peninsula.
Cemeteries Near Peninsula ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peninsula.
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 Peninsula - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peninsula covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boston Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Macedonia.
- The Boston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boston Mills Cemetery
- Boston Moral Cemetery
- Boston Union Cemetery
- Helltown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #734037 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Revere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ira Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoga Lake Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- All Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dewey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Bath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Northampton Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- O'Brien Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Hudson Twp. Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Peninsula had a population of 562 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Peninsula had a population of 549 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peninsula, with the one closest to Peninsula listed first.
- Boston
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Everett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Richfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Botzum
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Botzum is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
- Metz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Metz is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Richfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Richfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richfield
- Darrowville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darrowville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrowville
- Ghent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ghent is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cuyahoga Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twinsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelock is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peninsula. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peninsula.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Peninsula ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peninsula.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Peninsula. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Peninsula and those printed in the larger area surrounding Peninsula.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> of Peninsula.
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 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 Peninsula:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull 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> | 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- Peninsula) 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 Peninsula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |