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 New Lyme (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 New Lyme. 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 New Lyme ...
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 New Lyme: S. New Lyme
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.
South New Lyme is located in Ashtabula 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).
Below are the counties that are near South New Lyme. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South New Lyme:
- Ashtabula County (The home county of South New Lyme)
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- New Lyme
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Dodgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Colebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Roaming Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rays Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rays Corners is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Rowenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Dorset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Huntsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Thompson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlefield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Claridon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Parkman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aquilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Bass Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Chardon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Welshfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Madison is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Perry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
- Painesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairport Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Pecks Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Mentor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County
- Mineral Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Garrettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greene is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Gustavus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
- Barclay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Mesopotamia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mecca is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Kinsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bristolville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wildare
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Superior ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Superior is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Espyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Westford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Pymatuning South
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Pymatuning North
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
- Linesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hartstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Dicksonburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dicksonburg is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicksonburg
- Erie County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Tracy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Pennside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pennside is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennside
- Keepville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keepville is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keepville
- Cherry Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Kennard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kennard is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Shenango
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Leechs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leechs Corners is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechs Corners
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Grove City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kashner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kashner is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kashner
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South New Lyme, see our County-by-County Page for South New Lyme.
Cemeteries Near South New Lyme ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South New Lyme.
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 New Lyme - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South New Lyme covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- East Brownville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dodgeville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Colebrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hyde Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northeast Rome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rome Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Orwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Orwell Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Orwell.
- South Orwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colebrook South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crosby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lenox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Lenox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South New Lyme had a population of 532 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South New Lyme, with the one closest to South New Lyme listed first.
- New Lyme
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Dodgeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Colebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- New Lyme Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Lyme Station is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme Station
- East Orwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Orwell is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orwell
- Sentinel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sentinel is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Orwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Valley is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Triumph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Triumph is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triumph
- Wick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Rowenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowenton is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowenton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South New Lyme. See our List of 1890's Communities around South New Lyme.
Newspapers Published in South New Lyme ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around South New Lyme.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South New Lyme, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South New Lyme.
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 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 New Lyme:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashtabula County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Trumbull County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Mercer County
- York 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> | 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- South New Lyme) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 New Lyme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |