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 Saint Joseph (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 Saint Joseph. 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 Saint Joseph ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Joseph: St. Joseph
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Joseph. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Joseph.
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 southeast 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 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.
Saint Joseph 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 Saint Joseph. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Joseph:
- Portage County (The home county of Saint Joseph)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Mishler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Rootstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ravenna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Pine Gate Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Augerburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Malvern
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pekin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- East Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Hanoverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kensington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Leetonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Glenwillow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Solon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Brecksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Hills
(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
- Chagrin Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Solon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Bedford Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 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 Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bainbridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Welshfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Parkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Maple Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Alliance Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Sebring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Hickory Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- North Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Austintown
(26 miles [41.8 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 Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Wadsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Windfall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Hinckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Seville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- New Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Oval City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Meyers Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Hills and Dales
(15 miles [24.1 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 Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Mogadore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Myersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- North Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tallmadge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Munroe Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- East Akron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Akron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- South Canal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Delightful
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Warren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Niles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Marshallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Joseph, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Joseph.
Cemeteries Near Saint Joseph ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Joseph.
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 Saint Joseph - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Joseph covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- German Reformed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Randolph Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Upson Meacham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Disciple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Dyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Suffield East Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brumbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartville Lutheran Cemetery
- Hartville Union Cemetery
- New Baltimore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Saint Joseph in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Joseph.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Joseph, with the one closest to Saint Joseph listed first.
- Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Mishler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- New Baltimore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Suffield Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Hartville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brimfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rootstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mogadore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marlboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- New Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Milford is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brimfield Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- Myersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Atwater Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atwater Center is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwater Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Joseph. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Joseph.
Newspapers Published in Saint Joseph ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Joseph.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Joseph, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Joseph.
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 Saint Joseph:
- 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 Saint Joseph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Saint Joseph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |