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 Russell (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 Russell. 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 Russell ...
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 Russell: S. Russell
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Russell. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Russell.
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 Russell is located in Geauga 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 Geauga County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Lake, Portage, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near South Russell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Russell:
- Geauga County (The home county of South Russell)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Yates Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Bainbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chesterland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Burton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Aquilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Claridon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Parkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Trumbull
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Dodgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rock Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Harpersfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Roaming Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Moreland Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunting Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pepper Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodmere
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mayfield Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Pecks Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Willoughby Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wickliffe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland Hills
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Willoughby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Oak Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willowick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eastlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mahoning County
- Craig Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Hinckley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Mantua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Streetsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Evergreen Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Garrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Brady Lake
(18 miles [29 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
- Pine Gate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Reminderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Northfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Boston Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- West Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mesopotamia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Delightful
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Bristolville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newton Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Leavittsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wildare
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wildare is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildare
- Austin Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Russell, see our County-by-County Page for South Russell.
Cemeteries Near South Russell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Russell.
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 Russell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Russell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Matthew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bainbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McConoughey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Restland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Munn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Briar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hogsback Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find South Russell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Russell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Russell, with the one closest to South Russell listed first.
- Chagrin Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fullertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fullertown is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullertown
- Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Newbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Newbury is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gates Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlers Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Falls Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
- Twinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Warrensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Russell. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Russell.
Newspapers Published in South Russell ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Russell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Russell, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Russell.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Russell:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Geauga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Lake County
- Mahoning County
- Medina 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 Russell, 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 Russell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |