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 Signal (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 Signal. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Signal is located in Columbiana 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 Columbiana County: Carroll, Jefferson, Mahoning, Stark, Beaver (PA), Lawrence (PA) & Hancock (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Signal. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Signal:
- Columbiana County (The home county of Signal)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Rogers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- Mill Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- New Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- State Line ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Franklin Square
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Leetonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Mechanicstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Wattsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Wyncrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Hibbetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Germano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Irondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Empire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- New Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Stratton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Osage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Bergholz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Island Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Toronto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- East Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- North Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Boardman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Canfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lowellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Struthers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Cornersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Minerva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Belfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Maplewood Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Churchill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hubbard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Klines Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Sodom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Coalburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Niles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bolindale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Masury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lordstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Allegheny County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Murdocksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdocksville
- Leetsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Acres is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,373 people
- Edgeworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgeworth is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Moon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Duff City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duff City is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff City
- Sewickley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Cannelton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Esther ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- New Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Ohioville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Big Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Mayfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Mayfield is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Hookstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Harmony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zelienople
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fernway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fernway is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernway
- Portersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ogle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ogle is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Fox Run
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Run is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Enon Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Bessemer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Beaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Hillsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Mount Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Wampum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Moravia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Mahoningtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- West Middlesex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheatland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Carbon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Clark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Farrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Washington County (PA)
- Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Newell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- New Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Weirton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Signal, see our County-by-County Page for Signal.
Cemeteries Near Signal ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Signal.
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 Signal - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Signal covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Elkrun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kembles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zeppernick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarkson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Waterford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel - Fairfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Hum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carlisle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Signal had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Signal, with the one closest to Signal listed first.
- Rogers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Carmel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Carmel is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carmel
- East Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Fairfield is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairfield
- Elkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Mill Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Clarkson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- New Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Columbiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Achor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Achor is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achor
- Negley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Negley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negley
- East Palestine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Sprucevale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sprucevale is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucevale
- State Line ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Signal. See our List of 1890's Communities around Signal.
Newspapers Published in Signal ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Signal.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Signal, 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 Signal.
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 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 Signal:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Columbiana County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Washington 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> | 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 Signal, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Signal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |