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 Scotland (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 Scotland. 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 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.
Scotland is located in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Scotland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotland:
- Geauga County (The home county of Scotland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Chesterland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Yates Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chardon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Bainbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Auburn Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- East Claridon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Welshfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Harpersfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Driftwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Gates Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chagrin Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moreland Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper Pike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beachwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Pecks Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willowick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Hinckley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Doolittles Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Garrettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Drakesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Brady Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Mahoning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Reminderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Northfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Hudson Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Farmington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Phalanx
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Bristolville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delightful
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Wildare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Newton Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotland, see our County-by-County Page for Scotland.
Cemeteries Near Scotland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotland.
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 Scotland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Chester Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chester Twp.Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterland Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland Memorial Park
- The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
- Chesterland Cemetery
- Temple On The Heights Cemetery
- Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Acacia Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acacia Memorial Park
- The Acacia Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Acacia Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery
- Acacia Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39597 <2>
- West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Orange Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogsback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Kirtland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitehaven Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Scotland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scotland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotland, with the one closest to Scotland listed first.
- Gates Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fullertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Mayfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlers Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Kirtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chagrin Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willoughby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chardon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Rush Road ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rush Road is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
- Wickliffe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warrensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- North Solon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- South Newbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotland.
Newspapers Published in Scotland ...
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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scotland, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scotland.
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 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 Scotland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Scotland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Scotland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |