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 Petersburgh (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 Petersburgh. 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 doctors 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.
Petersburgh is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Petersburgh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Petersburgh:
- Carroll County (The home county of Petersburgh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Dellroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Queensboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- New Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Atwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Sherrodsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Watheys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Holloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lafferty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Oco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Kinsman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Bannock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Chambersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Hanoverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Adair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Londonderry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birmingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Antrim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Conotton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Bowerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Germano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Apex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Feed Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cadiz Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Amsterdam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Osage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- New Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Island Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Sugar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Adena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wintersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Roswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dennison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Stillwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Tuscarawas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- New Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Follansbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hooverson Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- New Cumberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Petersburgh, see our County-by-County Page for Petersburgh.
Cemeteries Near Petersburgh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Petersburgh.
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 Petersburgh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Petersburgh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Palermo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seceders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Perrysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Perrysville Cemetery
- The New Perrysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery
- Perrysville Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery
- The Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perrysville Cemetery
- Perrysville EUB Cemetery
- Perrysville United Brethren Cemetery
- Arabia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia Cemetery
- The Arabia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arabian Cemetery
- Arabin Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Slates Church Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (599 more) ...
- Champers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Petersburgh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Petersburgh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Petersburgh, with the one closest to Petersburgh listed first.
- Palermo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Tabor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Harlem Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Dellroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- New Hagerstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Conotton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Kilgore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- New Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Bowerston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Hibbetts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Scio
(8 miles [12.9 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 Petersburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Petersburgh.
Newspapers Published in Petersburgh ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Petersburgh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Petersburgh, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Petersburgh.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Petersburgh:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Petersburgh, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Petersburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |