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 Port Homer (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 Port Homer. 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 Port Homer ...
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 Port Homer: Prt. Homer
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Port Homer is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Belmont, Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Port Homer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Homer:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Port Homer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Stratton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Empire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Sugar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- New Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cream City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Island Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Toronto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Alikanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alikanna
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont County
- Colerain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Wattsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watheys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Augusta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Hibbetts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- New Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Dellroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Valleyview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walkers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- East Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- La Croft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Croft
- Glasgow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Glenmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmoor
- East End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East End is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Calcutta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Salineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Apex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Cadiz Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hopedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Narva
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Blairmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Unionvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Scio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Conotton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- East Lewistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Greenford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- New Middletown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Stark County
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Murdocksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Moon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Leetsdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Bell Acres
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Coraopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Borough of Glen Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Glen Osborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Osborne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Osborne is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Sewickley Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sewickley Heights is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewickley Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
- Sewickley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Haysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Haysville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Noblestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblestown
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Kendall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Comettsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Georgetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Hookstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harshaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Shippingport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Esther ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ohioville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Fernway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Ogle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Enon Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- S.N.P.J
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Wampum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellport is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Bessemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- East Moravia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Dinsmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
- Hanlin Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Cross Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Candor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candor is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candor
- Pattersons Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Burgettstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- MacDonald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- MacDonald is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacDonald
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Hooverson Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Shank Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Beech Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windsor Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- New Manchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Weirton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Clearview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Homer, see our County-by-County Page for Port Homer.
Cemeteries Near Port Homer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Homer.
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 Port Homer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port Homer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Nessly Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessly Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nessly Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Chester (WV).
- The Nessly Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nessly Cemetery
- Nessly Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79394 <3>
- Sugar Grove Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flats Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flats Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Manchester (WV).
- The Flats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Methodist - Protestant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78371 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cuppy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Somerset Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Knoxville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port Homer had a population of 172 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Homer, with the one closest to Port Homer listed first.
- Moscow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moscow is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Empire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Yellow Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- New Somerset
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- New Cumberland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hammondsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsville
- Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Calumet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Congo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congo is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Irondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Wellsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walkers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Island Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Markle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Markle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Homer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Homer.
Newspapers Published in Port Homer ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Homer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Homer, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Homer.
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 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 Port Homer:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Ohio 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Homer) 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 Port Homer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |