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 Pepper Pike (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 Pepper Pike. 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 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.
Pepper Pike is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Pepper Pike. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pepper Pike:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Pepper Pike)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Woodmere
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Moreland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beachwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mayfield Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lyndhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Highland Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
- Warrensville Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Shaker Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- University Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Chesterland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Bainbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chardon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- West Bass Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- East Claridon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Middlefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Willowick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kirtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Eastlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeline
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Kirtland Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Avon Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Fields
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avon Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Hinckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Valley City Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Youngs Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Abbeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Sharon Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Evergreen Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Drakesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Garrettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reminderville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Emmons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Twinsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Hudson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Phalanx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Delightful
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pepper Pike, see our County-by-County Page for Pepper Pike.
Cemeteries Near Pepper Pike ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pepper Pike.
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 Pepper Pike - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pepper Pike covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orange Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Park Synagogue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Warrensville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kinsman Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hogsback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Acacia Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- The Acacia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
- Acacia Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39597 <2>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elija Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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 Pepper Pike in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pepper Pike.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pepper Pike, with the one closest to Pepper Pike listed first.
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- North Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Randall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Chagrin Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gates Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Collamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- East Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falls Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pepper Pike. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pepper Pike.
Newspapers Published in Pepper Pike ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pepper Pike.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pepper Pike, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pepper Pike.
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 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 Pepper Pike:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Pepper Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pepper Pike) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |