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 Sebring (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 Sebring. 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 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.
Sebring is located in Mahoning 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 Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Sebring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sebring:
- Mahoning County (The home county of Sebring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Beloit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alliance Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Westville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Ellsworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Craig Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Hibbetts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Mechanicstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Wyncrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wattsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Valleyview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- North Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Franklin Square
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- East Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hanoverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Leetonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Bergholz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Yale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Diamond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Rootstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Augerburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Mishler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Ravenna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Suffield Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- New Baltimore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Minerva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Greentown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Mogadore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(22 miles [35.4 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
- North Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Tallmadge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Munroe Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- East Akron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Portage Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 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 Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- South Canal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Hilltop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Niles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Phalanx
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Bolindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Girard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Mineral City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Beaver County (PA)
- Cannelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Bessemer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- S.N.P.J
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Enon Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Mount Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Hancock County (WV)
- Newell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sebring, see our County-by-County Page for Sebring.
Cemeteries Near Sebring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sebring.
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 Sebring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sebring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Quaker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Memorial Park is located outside and to the west of Westville.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Goshen Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (546 more) ...
- Alliance City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutch Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairmount Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
- The Fairmount Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Fairmount Memorial 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sebring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sebring.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sebring, with the one closest to Sebring listed first.
- Beloit
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alliance Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Snodes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snodes is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snodes
- McGarry ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGarry is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGarry
- Damascus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Mount Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Union is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- North Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Benton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
- Alliance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Homeworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patmos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Deerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Limaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sebring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sebring.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sebring ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sebring.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sebring. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sebring and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sebring.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Sebring.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Sebring:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence 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 Sebring, 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 from Point A (ie- Sebring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |