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 Shihold (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 Shihold. 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.
Shihold is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Shihold. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shihold:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Shihold)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Phalanx
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Delightful
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Austin Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Newton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Canal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bolindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Bristolville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Orwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Dodgeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Hartsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stanhope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- New Lyme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- West Williamsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- East Trumbull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Roaming Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Rock Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Reading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Columbiana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Teegarden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Bentleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moreland Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Applecreek Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Gates Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Parkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Middlefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- East Claridon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- South Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Montville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Kirtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Craig Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Mineral Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Canfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Patmos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Youngstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Mahoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garrettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Drakesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Augerburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Keans ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Evergreen Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Limaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Reminderville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Hudson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mogadore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Munroe Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tallmadge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Silver Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Boston Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Cuyahoga Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Pymatuning South
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turnersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Clark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shihold, see our County-by-County Page for Shihold.
Cemeteries Near Shihold ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shihold.
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 Shihold - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shihold covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Braceville Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delightful Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Southington Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Newton Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Newton Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leavittsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Keiper - Tuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Ledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maltby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Shihold in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shihold.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shihold, with the one closest to Shihold listed first.
- Phalanx
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Braceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Delightful
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Southington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leavittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- State Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- State Road is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Road
- Mahoning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Newton Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Champion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Champion is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClintocksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Warren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shihold. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shihold.
Newspapers Published in Shihold ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shihold.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shihold, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shihold.
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 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 Shihold:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer 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 Shihold, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shihold) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |