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 Randolph (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 Randolph. 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 doctors 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.
Randolph is located in Portage 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 Portage County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Stark, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Randolph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Randolph:
- Portage County (The home county of Randolph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Campbellsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Yale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Ravenna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Pine Gate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Augerburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Pekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Malvern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Reading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- East Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanoverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washingtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Leetonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Glenwillow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Walton Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chagrin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brecksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Maple Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Auburn Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Parkman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- South Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Middlefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Craig Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Sebring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- North Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Greenford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- West Austintown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Sharon Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Granger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Acme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Hinckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- New Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Hartville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Mogadore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tallmadge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munroe Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Stow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Cuyahoga Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- South Canal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Phalanx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Austin Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Delightful
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Niles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Rays Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Doylestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Randolph, see our County-by-County Page for Randolph.
Cemeteries Near Randolph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randolph.
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 Randolph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Randolph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- Disciple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Randolph Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Dyke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upson Meacham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (545 more) ...
- Marlboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Randolph had a population of 476 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Randolph, with the one closest to Randolph listed first.
- New Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Atwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rootstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Marlboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marlboro is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Atwater Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Atwater Center is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Center
- New Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Milford is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Mishler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Hartville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Brimfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Suffield Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Edinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Campbellsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Randolph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Randolph.
Newspapers Published in Randolph ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Randolph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randolph, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randolph.
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 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 Randolph:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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 Randolph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Randolph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |