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 Six Corners (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 Six Corners. 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.
Name Variations for Six Corners ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Six Corners: Six Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Six Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Six Corners.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Six Corners is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Six Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Six Corners:
- Summit County (The home county of Six Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Tallmadge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mogadore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Munroe Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Lakemore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- East Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Cuyahoga Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Portage Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Malvern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Reading
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Glenwillow
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Applecreek Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Brecksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Bainbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- South Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Welshfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Yates Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Parkman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Craig Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Alliance Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beloit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Patmos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- North Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Sharon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Granger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Windfall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Hinckley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Poe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Medina
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Seville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Suffield Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Brady Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rootstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Doolittles Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Ravenna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Streetsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Camelot Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- New Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Oval City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Limaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Canal Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Forty Corners Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- South Canal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Delightful
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Austin Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Leavittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Doylestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Weilersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Burbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Six Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Six Corners.
Cemeteries Near Six Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Six Corners.
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 Six Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Six Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Washburn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Tallmadge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Tallmadge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springfield Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thorndyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tallmadge Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Akron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillside Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (556 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Restland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Six Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Six Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Tallmadge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brittain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brittain is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain
- Mogadore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brimfield Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brimfield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield Station
- Munroe Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Brimfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Akron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Thomastown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Suffield Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- South Akron
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Akron
- Krumroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Krumroy is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumroy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Six Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Six Corners.
Newspapers Published in Six Corners ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Six Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Six Corners, 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 Six Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Six Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Trumbull County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Six Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Six Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |