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 Church (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 Church. 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 Church ...
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 Church: S. Church
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.
South Church is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.
Below are the counties that are near South Church. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Church:
- Lake County (The home county of South Church)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Pecks Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Waite Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Kirtland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Brentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Willoughby Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Harpersfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Driftwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Mechanicsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Lyndhurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pepper Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Euclid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Beachwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Chesterland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chardon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Aquilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Yates Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- East Claridon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Burton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Auburn Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Aurora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Mantua
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Streetsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Garrettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Drakesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Mahoning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Brady Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Reminderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Hudson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Bristolville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Phalanx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Church, see our County-by-County Page for South Church.
Cemeteries Near South Church ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Church.
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 Church - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Church covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Kirtland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kirtland Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waite Hill Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland Memorial Park
- The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
- Chesterland Cemetery
- Temple On The Heights Cemetery
- Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Willoughby Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chester Twp.Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- All Souls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Center Chardon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willoughby Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai 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.<3>
While we didn't find South Church in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Church.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Church, with the one closest to South Church listed first.
- Kirtland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willoughby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Mountain is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- West Mentor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Mentor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rush Road ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rush Road is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heisley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heisley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
- Wickliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Chardon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarks is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Fullertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Church. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Church.
Newspapers Published in South Church ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Church.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Church, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Church.
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 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 South Church:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Church, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- South Church) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |