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 South Brooklyn (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 South Brooklyn. 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 South Brooklyn ...
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 South Brooklyn: S. Brooklyn
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Brooklyn. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Brooklyn.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
South Brooklyn is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near South Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Brooklyn:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of South Brooklyn)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Cuyahoga Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newburgh Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newburgh Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
- Ohio City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ohio City is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Parma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slavic Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slavic Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavic Village
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Linndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- North Linndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Parma Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garfield Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garfield Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,272 people
- Brook Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chesterland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Chardon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Aquilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- West Bass Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Wickliffe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Pecks Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Timberlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Waite Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Brentwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Fields
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Avon Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Avon Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elyria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lorain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lagrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Hinckley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Abbeyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Youngs Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharon Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Poe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Mantua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Pine Gate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brimfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Emmons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Peninsula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Twinsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reminderville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Hudson Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for South Brooklyn.
Cemeteries Near South Brooklyn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Brooklyn.
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 South Brooklyn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Denison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brookmere Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridge Road Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Monroe Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Ghost Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Workmans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fir Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Street Cemetery
- The Fir Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anshe Emeth Cemetery
- Fir Ave. Cemetery
- Hungarian Aid Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39656 <2>
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 South Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Brooklyn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Brooklyn, with the one closest to South Brooklyn listed first.
- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Parma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Linndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
- Linndale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- McKinley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKinley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Rocky River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brecksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Brooklyn.
Newspapers Published in South Brooklyn ...
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 589 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Brooklyn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Brooklyn.
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 websites either 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 South Brooklyn:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 South Brooklyn, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Brooklyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |