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 Pierpont (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 Pierpont. 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.
Pierpont 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 Pierpont. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pierpont:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of Pierpont)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Gould
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Richmond Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kelloggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rowenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- West Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Corners is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Crestlawn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crestlawn Village is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Village
- North Kingsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Thompson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Huntsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- North Perry
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Barclay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Gustavus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Kinsman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Superior ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Burghill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mecca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Mesopotamia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bristolville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Pymatuning North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Springboro Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springboro Station is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro Station
- Linesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conneautville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Espyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dicksonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Pymatuning Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Westford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Harmonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmonsburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonsburg
- Lynces Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Norrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norrisville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrisville
- Conneaut Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Pennside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Cherry Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Keepville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cranesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cross
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cross is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Platea
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Platea is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Little Elk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Elk is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Francis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Francis is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
- Franklin Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Girard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Girard is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kennard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Greenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Leechs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Shenango
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Hadley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kashner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- Sheakleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sheakleyville is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheakleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Kremis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pierpont, see our County-by-County Page for Pierpont.
Cemeteries Near Pierpont ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierpont.
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 Pierpont - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pierpont covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evergreen North Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Denmark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Padanaram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conneaut Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dorset Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Dorset.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40569 <2>
- Monroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Reeds Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griggs Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gageville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Pierpont had a population of 537 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pierpont, with the one closest to Pierpont listed first.
- North Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Richmond is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Richmond
- Gould
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Steamburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steamburg is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Pennline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennline is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennline
- Richmond Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Riggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Steamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Steamburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Bulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bulah is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulah
- Dorset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Padanaram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Padanaram is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padanaram
- Monroe Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Beaver Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Center is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Center
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Kelloggsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kelloggsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelloggsville
- Bushnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bushnell is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pierpont. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pierpont.
Newspapers Published in Pierpont ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierpont.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierpont, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierpont.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Pierpont:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- York 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> | 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- Pierpont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Pierpont, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |