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 Smoketown (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 Smoketown. 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 Smoketown ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Smoke Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Smoketown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Smoketown.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Smoketown is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Smoketown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Smoketown:
- Stark County (The home county of Smoketown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Beach City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navarre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Brewster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Sherman Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Westarado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Fohl Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Massillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Atwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Malvern
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Leavittsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Hibbetts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pekin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Leesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Kensington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- New Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Layland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- West Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Bowerston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Conotton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Tappan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Charm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Killbuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Glenmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Mahoning County
- Maple Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Wadsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Mishler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Comet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Myersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Portage Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Barberton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Norton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Zoarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barrs Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Mineral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Somerdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Shanesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- East Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Smoketown, see our County-by-County Page for Smoketown.
Cemeteries Near Smoketown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Smoketown.
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 Smoketown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Smoketown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- St. Pauls Reformed Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Reformed Church Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Paul Community Church Cemetery
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- Smoketown Reformed Cemetery
- Bose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dietrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slutz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Beach City.
- The South Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beach City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151491 <2>
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shepler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Church of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church of God Cemetery
- The Church of God Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stump Cemetery
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (699 more) ...
- St. Clements Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Smoketown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Smoketown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Smoketown, with the one closest to Smoketown listed first.
- Beach City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Navarre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Justus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Elton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Dundee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Brookfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Winfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Sandyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Smoketown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Smoketown.
Newspapers Published in Smoketown ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Smoketown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Smoketown, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Smoketown.
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 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 Smoketown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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> | 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 Smoketown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smoketown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |