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 Riceland (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 Riceland. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Riceland is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Riceland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riceland:
- Wayne County (The home county of Riceland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- East Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Apple Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Devil Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Rowsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Jeromesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hayesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Loudonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Perrysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- New Bedford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Layland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Chili
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Farmerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Nashville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Killbuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- River Styx
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Westfield Center
(18 miles [29 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
- Gloria Glens Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Friendsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Poe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Sharon Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Mishler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- East Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Rolling Hills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Corners Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Westarado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Canal Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Wilmot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massillon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Portage Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Paxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Copley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Pigeon Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- East Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Strasburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Baltic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Mineral City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riceland, see our County-by-County Page for Riceland.
Cemeteries Near Riceland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceland.
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 Riceland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riceland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- Bethel Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Martins Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Van Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Kirk Cemetery
- The Van Kirk Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43888 <2>
- Rock of Ages Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Mennonite Cemetery
- The Rock of Ages Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rock of Ages Church of God In Christ Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kidron Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sonnenberg Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (666 more) ...
- Orrs Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bodine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Applecreek West End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Riceland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riceland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riceland, with the one closest to Riceland listed first.
- McQuaid ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McQuaid is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuaid
- East Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Dalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orrville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Apple Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Weilersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- East Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sippo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riceland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riceland.
Newspapers Published in Riceland ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceland, 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 Riceland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Riceland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Riceland, 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- Riceland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |