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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Rhodes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rhodes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rhodes, please Contact Us.
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 Rhodes (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 Rhodes. 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 Rhodes ...
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.
While the name of this community is Rhodes, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Rhodes may originally have been Rhode's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rhodes. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rhodes.
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 southwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Rhodes is historic, it would have been located within present day Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Rhodes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rhodes:
- Stark County (The home county of Rhodes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Westarado
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- West Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Mayflower Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Massillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Navarre Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Forty Corners Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Justus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Brewster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Atwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Hibbetts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Queensboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Wyncrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reading
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Bowerston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Killbuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Wadsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Gloria Glens Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Poe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Westfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <3>
- Friendsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Windfall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Mishler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rootstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- New Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Myersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Portage Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Barberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakemore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- North Springfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Thomastown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barrs Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Mineral City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Heritage Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Somerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Shanesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Dalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Mount Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rhodes, see our County-by-County Page for Rhodes.
Cemeteries Near Rhodes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rhodes.
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 Rhodes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rhodes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pigeon Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Baughman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Brookfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176355 <4>
- St. Joseph Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Church Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- The St. Joseph Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Massillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Massillon Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- The Massillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massillon City Cemetery
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (676 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Sixteen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Union Cemetery
- The Crossroads Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Roads Cemetery
- St. James Church At Crossroads Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find Rhodes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rhodes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rhodes, with the one closest to Rhodes listed first.
- Pigeon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- West Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Massillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Elton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Justus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Newman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summit ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- West Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- North Lawrence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rhodes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rhodes.
Newspapers Published in Rhodes ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhodes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rhodes, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rhodes.
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 Rhodes:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rhodes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhodes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |