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 Scroggsfield (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 Scroggsfield. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Scroggsfield is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Scroggsfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scroggsfield:
- Carroll County (The home county of Scroggsfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Wattsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Watheys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wyncrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Dellroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valleyview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Leavittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Flushing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Kinsman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Salineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Kensington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- East Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanoverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Apex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Bowerston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Narva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Station Fifteen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Bergholz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cream City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Stratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hickory Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- East Lewistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Sparta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Industry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Somerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dennison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barnhill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Bolivar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Kendall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Comettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Hookstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Midland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Ohioville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Harshaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaville
- Shippingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippingport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Cannelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hanlin Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin Station
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Shank Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Dutch Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Wellsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- New Cumberland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Zalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Weirton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scroggsfield, see our County-by-County Page for Scroggsfield.
Cemeteries Near Scroggsfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scroggsfield.
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 Scroggsfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scroggsfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Scroggsfield United Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McGauran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth - Mechanicstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Downing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Wells - Jackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier - West Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scroggsfield had a population of 178 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scroggsfield, with the one closest to Scroggsfield listed first.
- Wattsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harlem Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Bergholz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Specht
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Watheys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Norristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norristown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Carrollton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Circle Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Circle Green is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle Green
- Salineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilgore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kilgore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Augusta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- Millport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scroggsfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scroggsfield.
Newspapers Published in Scroggsfield ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scroggsfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scroggsfield, 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 Scroggsfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Scroggsfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Scroggsfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scroggsfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |