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 Pigeon Creek (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 Pigeon Creek. 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 Pigeon Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pigeon Creek: Pigeon Crk. (or less commonly used: Pigeon Ck. or Pigeon Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pigeon Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pigeon Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Pigeon Creek 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 Pigeon Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pigeon Creek:
- Summit County (The home county of Pigeon Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Copley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Paxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Fairlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Bath Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Norton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Akron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Bennetts Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Brecksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Binola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleburg Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Bainbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Belden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Eaton Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Grafton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fields
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Lagrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- North Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Elyria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Youngs Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Sharon Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Wadsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- River Styx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Acme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Poe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Hinckley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Abbeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Mishler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brady Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- Streetsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Camelot Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Pine Gate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Aurora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Forty Corners Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sippo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Hartville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Weilersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pigeon Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Pigeon Creek.
Cemeteries Near Pigeon Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pigeon Creek.
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 Pigeon Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pigeon Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Copley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zwingli Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stimson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Montrose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coddingville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Granger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Loyal Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bath Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- Ganyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Pigeon Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pigeon Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pigeon Creek, with the one closest to Pigeon Creek listed first.
- Copley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Sharon Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ghent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ghent is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Granger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Western Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Western Star is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Star
- Wadsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sherman is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Botzum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Botzum is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
- Ira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Remsen Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remsen Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Corners
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- River Styx
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Johnsons Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Corners is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pigeon Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pigeon Creek.
Newspapers Published in Pigeon Creek ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pigeon Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pigeon Creek, 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 Pigeon Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pigeon Creek:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark 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> | 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 Pigeon Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pigeon Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |